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HGST 0F23267 0F23668

Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 91.3% (17th of 1015)

Based on 1,061 user benchmarks.  Models: HGST HUH728080ALE600, HGST HUH728080ALE604, HGST HUH 728080ALE600
Poor: 60%Average: 91.3% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB averaged just 8.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.24MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB is 52.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 72.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,061 samples)
Rank 1791.3%
Min Avg Max
102 Read 160 201
68.2 Write 160 204
46.5 Mixed 72.5 87
63.2 SusWrite 158 198
100% 138 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
1.2 4K Write 3.24 5.75
0.3 4K Mixed 0.67 1
175% 1.63 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6TB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 202 181 192 185 193 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 186
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 188
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 164 166 158 165 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 202
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 161
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.7
217% 2.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: A4GNT907
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 154 160 161 156 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 180
Mixed 71
SusWrite 161
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.6
195% 2.1 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: A4GNNS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 170 161 177 177 175 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 180
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 172
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.7
227% 2.5 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 173 170 181 180 180 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 173
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 178
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.2
119% 1.6 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: A4GNT514
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 166 180 168 168 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 168
Mixed 82
SusWrite 172
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.2
145% 1.9 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 166 169 173 163 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 170
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 168
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.6
206% 2.33 MB/s
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Typical Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB Builds (Compare 24,370 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,218x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,293x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $137Bench 86%, 635,419 samples3,091x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,564x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,380x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,370x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $77Bench 105%, 762,998 samples924x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples818x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples713x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,616x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,581x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples983x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $497

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