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HUS724030ALE640 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 74.9% (111th of 1015)

Based on 323 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS724030ALE640
Poor: 52%Average: 74.9% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HUS724030ALE640 3TB averaged 25.1% 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 0.65MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.22MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS724030ALE640 3TB is 38.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS724030ALE640 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 130MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 323 samples)
Rank 11174.9%
Min Avg Max
80.4 Read 130 161
91.3 Write 133 159
50.7 Mixed 79.6 145
87.6 SusWrite 131 156
86.8% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.59 4K Read 0.87 1
1.72 4K Write 2.22 2.5
0.21 4K Mixed 0.65 0.8
149% 1.25 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 155 155 155 155 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 153
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 155
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.37 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 150 150 151 151 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 140
Write 141
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 150
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
205GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 138 146 146 143 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 138
Write 148
Mixed 23
SusWrite 143
81% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
78% 0.57 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 141 141 140 141 MB/s
80% Excellent
Read 137
Write 149
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 141
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 121 122 124 122 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 73
SusWrite 122
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.33 MB/s
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO WIFI - $106

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples6,470x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $290Bench 76%, 754,540 samples3,773x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $325Bench 85%, 755,235 samples3,561x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $260Bench 55%, 787,457 samples2,024x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples1,905x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples1,711x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 705,872 samples878x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $97Bench 231%, 149,128 samples782x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $71Bench 270%, 386,862 samples758x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples1,443x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $66Bench 84%, 274,005 samples1,351x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $85Bench 86%, 343,296 samples1,275x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $679

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