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MAL34000SA-T72 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 81.4% (70th of 1015)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: MARSHAL MAL34000SA-T72
Poor: 54%Average: 81.4% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The Marshal MAL34000SA-T72 4TB averaged just 18.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Marshal MAL34000SA-T72 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.85MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.44MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Marshal MAL34000SA-T72 4TB is 56.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Marshal MAL34000SA-T72 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 80.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 7081.4%
Min Avg Max
37.3 Read 139 196
88.3 Write 143 199
10.4 Mixed 80.5 144
90.1 SusWrite 145 200
93.2% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 1.44 3.6
1.5 4K Write 2.55 3.4
0 4K Mixed 0.85 1.1
201% 1.61 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: FJ1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 175 173 174 178 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 182
Mixed 92
SusWrite 174
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.9
234% 2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FJ1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 183 184 183 181 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 172
Mixed 110
SusWrite 183
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
236% 1.87 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 151 159 154 156 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 150
Write 151
Mixed 66
SusWrite 156
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
317% 2.33 MB/s
738GB free
Firmware: FJ1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 130 126 130 125 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 158
Write 170
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 128
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
236% 1.87 MB/s
746GB free
Firmware: FJ8J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 133 125 124 125 132 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 98.7
Write 99.2
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 127
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
187% 1.57 MB/s
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Typical MAL34000SA-T72 4TB Builds (Compare 4,549 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples767x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples718x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples665x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples522x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples295x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples382x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples250x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples215x
RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples157x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples151x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples109x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $1,280

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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