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HMS 5C4040BLE640 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 60% (187th of 1014)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HMS 5C4040BLE640
Poor: 34%Average: 60% Great: 74%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi HMS 5C4040BLE640 4TB averaged 39.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.05MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HMS 5C4040BLE640 4TB is 39.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HMS 5C4040BLE640 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 32.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 18760%
Min Avg Max
43.6 Read 108 247
36.7 Write 110 236
10.5 Mixed 32.8 128
21.3 SusWrite 100 168
63.6% 87.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.86 1.8
1.3 4K Write 2.05 4.8
0.16 4K Mixed 0.6 1.1
140% 1.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 127 127 129 MB/s
69.1% Good
Read 113
Write 127
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 128
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 120 120 122 122 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 114
Write 127
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 121
72% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.17 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: MPAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 105 105 106 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 73.7
Write 79.4
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 105
48% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: MPAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 85 84 85 85 MB/s
48% Average
Read 82.2
Write 92.9
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 84.9
49% 67.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
607GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 44 43 44 44 MB/s
35.5% Below average
Read 79
Write 75.1
Mixed 13.4
SusWrite 44.2
38% 52.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.1 MB/s
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Gaming 164%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 187%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 ACE (MS-7C35) - $358

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples451x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples440x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples340x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples239x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples207x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples154x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples105x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples97x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,761

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