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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 78.6% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: MB4000GDMTH
Poor: 52%Average: 78.6% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The MB4000GDMTH 4TB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MB4000GDMTH 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MB4000GDMTH 4TB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MB4000GDMTH 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 8378.6%
Min Avg Max
84.9 Read 141 182
39.9 Write 131 172
48.7 Mixed 85.5 141
36.4 SusWrite 131 178
89.7% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.96 4K Read 1.4 1.8
0.64 4K Write 2.07 3.06
0.44 4K Mixed 0.94 1.2
201% 1.47 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: HPGC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 177 177 176 174 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 145
Mixed 83
SusWrite 174
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
222% 1.7 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: HPGC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 176 174 173 172 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 162
Mixed 93.6
SusWrite 174
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
235% 1.77 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: HPGC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 171 170 170 170 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 159
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 170
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.63 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: HPGC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 112 120 122 120 MB/s
80.9% Excellent
Read 170
Write 168
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 112
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: HPGC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 144 142 145 144 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 107
Write 111
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 142
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
210% 1.57 MB/s
838GB free
Firmware: HPGC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 100 107 107 117 115 MB/s
51.5% Above average
Read 79.5
Write 89.7
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 99.9
64% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
147% 0.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,342,710 HDDs tested

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Typical MB4000GDMTH 4TB Builds (Compare 2,709 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples652x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples292x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples218x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples277x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples190x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples181x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples80x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples73x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples170x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $459

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