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Hitachi

HTS727550A9E365 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 44.6% (413th of 1015)

Based on 70 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HTS727550A9E365
Poor: 22%Average: 44.6% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The Hitachi HTS727550A9E365 500GB averaged 55.3% 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 0.48MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.12MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS727550A9E365 500GB is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS727550A9E365 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 51.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 74.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 70 samples)
Rank 41344.6%
Min Avg Max
19.3 Read 81.5 111
18.7 Write 75.5 110
16.5 Mixed 51.6 94.9
28.7 SusWrite 74.3 104
52.1% 70.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.47 0.67
0.6 4K Write 1.12 1.4
0.15 4K Mixed 0.48 0.7
93.5% 0.69 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
459GB free
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 112 114 116 114 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 117
Write 103
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 114
72% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
421GB free
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 95 109 110 111 112 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 114
Write 112
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 108
71% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
388GB free
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 112 112 111 111 111 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 102
Mixed 51.4
SusWrite 110
66% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 79 60 80 87 91 MB/s
50.3% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 74
Mixed 48.6
SusWrite 81.1
55% 74.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 86 78 88 89 92 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 85.2
Write 102
Mixed 51.1
SusWrite 88.4
60% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 67 71 73 69 85 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 49.8
Write 85.1
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 72.9
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 12 23 20 38 59 MB/s
8.48% Terrible
Read 2.8
Write 7.2
Mixed 3.7
SusWrite 26.8
7% 10.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.03 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF3OA330
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 26 9.5 17 7.1 MB/s
7.55% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 11.2
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 15.6
8% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.1 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Inspiron 5423

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel  $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples68x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples60x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples32x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples200x
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples4x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples4x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples16x
PM830 mSATA 32GBSamsungBench 41%, 860 samples8x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples6x
RAM
SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 2x4GBSmartBench 52%, 1,166 samples15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples12x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $253

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