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HDN728080ALE604 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 87.9% (34th of 1014)

Based on 1,150 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN728080ALE604
Poor: 59%Average: 87.9% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB averaged just 12.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.62MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.69MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 72MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 152MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,150 samples)
Rank 3487.9%
Min Avg Max
99.2 Read 152 199
103 Write 156 199
55.5 Mixed 72 83.8
101 SusWrite 153 197
97.3% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.96 1.1
2.5 4K Write 4.62 6.3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.69 0.9
202% 2.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6.5TB free
Firmware: A4GNW91X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 189 197 190 191 194 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 200
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 190
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: A4GNW91X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 194 201 197 195 193 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 189
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 197
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.63 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: A4GNW91X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 199 186 176 196 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 179
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 193
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.5
195% 2.27 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: A4GNW91X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 201 202 188 172 199 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 181
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 192
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.8
250% 2.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: A4GNW91X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 83 87 115 133 136 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 122
Write 108
Mixed 49.6
SusWrite 113
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
842GB free
Firmware: A4GNW91X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 136 128 129 130 MB/s
66% Good
Read 98.6
Write 97.4
Mixed 49.1
SusWrite 130
68% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.5
191% 2.27 MB/s
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Typical HDN728080ALE604 8TB Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples176x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples46x
Core i7 975Intel  $550Bench 72%, 3,143 samples46x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples30x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples30x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples30x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples14x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples13x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples109x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples83x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $316

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