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Deskstar NAS 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 94.9% (7th of 1015)

Based on 974 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN726060ALE610
Poor: 57%Average: 94.9% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB averaged just 5.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.63MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.75MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB is 63.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 165MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 974 samples)
Rank 794.9%
Min Avg Max
92.9 Read 165 211
113 Write 172 218
49.5 Mixed 75.1 89.9
83.9 SusWrite 165 213
105% 144 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.04 1.2
1.2 4K Write 2.75 4.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.63 1.1
165% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 211 212 218 216 211 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 199
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 214
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.5
190% 2.13 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 191 179 198 195 192 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 200
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 192
121% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.1
140% 1.9 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 179 208 196 197 185 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 190
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 192
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.33 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 132 132 133 139 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 204
Mixed 88.3
SusWrite 135
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.3
144% 1.67 MB/s
5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 115 78 111 95 102 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 164
Write 99.6
Mixed 23.9
SusWrite 94.6
69% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming 82%
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Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 80%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples489x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples105x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples94x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples79x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples70x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples63x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples59x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples55x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples54x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples56x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples54x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $545

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