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HD204UI 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 59.1% (198th of 1015)

Based on 76 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUN HD204UI
Poor: 43%Average: 59.1% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Samsun HD204UI 2TB averaged 40.9% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.94MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsun HD204UI 2TB is 30%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsun HD204UI 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 87.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.51MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 76 samples)
Rank 19859.1%
Min Avg Max
64.8 Read 96.1 120
32.5 Write 104 147
41.2 Mixed 87.2 122
36.1 SusWrite 87.3 122
69.5% 93.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.24 4K Read 0.51 0.7
0.88 4K Write 1.94 3.05
0.2 4K Mixed 0.47 0.91
109% 0.97 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 85 82 83 86 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 132
Write 37.6
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 82.7
56% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 78 77 81 80 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 130
Write 55
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 79.7
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 106 108 105 106 104 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 93
Write 32.8
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 104
49% 67.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 72 57 63 69 71 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 115
Write 96.8
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 63.9
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 18 19 20 19 MB/s
36.2% Below average
Read 107
Write 38.8
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 19.3
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
77% 0.47 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 54 44 30 36 41 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 79.7
Write 91.9
Mixed 40.3
SusWrite 39.7
46% 62.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
56% 0.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples102x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples74x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples60x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples119x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples67x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples37x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples41x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples15x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples11x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples20x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples15x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237

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