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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
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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%
6.5TB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 182 183 193 199 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 170
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 194
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.6
200% 2.27 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 198 204 194 205 189 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 193
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 196
118% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.7
186% 1.8 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: A4GNT514
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 186 186 183 177 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 172
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 183
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.5
177% 1.93 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: A4MST7JF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 169 175 172 174 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 174
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 172
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.5
184% 2.1 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 104 102 113 109 107 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 136
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 108
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
474GB free
Firmware: A4ADWDA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 96 96 99 95 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 99.4
Write 99.9
Mixed 62
SusWrite 96.8
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.7
176% 1.67 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,183x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,949x
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RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,304x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples890x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples789x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples686x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $678

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Everything's great until the helium leaks. :D These are designed for short-term large storage applications in which NVME would be too costly. So be-ware they are bean counter designed, not engineered for long term. You have been warned. SMART-22 under a value of 25 means the drive will go into limp mode/recovery only mode.

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