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HTS72503 320GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

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Average Bench: 43.1% (447th of 1015)

Based on 51 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HTS72503
Poor: 29%Average: 43.1% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The Hitachi HTS72503 320GB averaged 56.8% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.51MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS72503 320GB is 25.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS72503 320GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 65.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 51 samples)
Rank 44743.1%
Min Avg Max
28.1 Read 76.7 100
24.9 Write 77.8 100
19.4 Mixed 58.5 92.3
8.29 SusWrite 65.7 101
51.5% 69.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.16 4K Read 0.51 0.68
0.48 4K Write 1.13 1.6
0.14 4K Mixed 0.49 0.9
96.5% 0.71 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC0E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 94 72 95 103 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 93.3
Mixed 53
SusWrite 90.8
62% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC3ZC70F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 69 78 94 90 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 98.4
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 85.5
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
125GB free
Firmware: C71E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 80 82 83 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 81.3
Write 84.9
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 81.9
52% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C72E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5 4.9 6 7 4.7 MB/s
3.38% Terrible
Read 6.3
Write 5
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 5.5
4% 5.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.03 MB/s
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Typical HTS72503 320GB Builds (Compare 5,468 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel  $200Bench 37%, 28,807 samples941x
Core i7-2630QMIntel  $199Bench 36%, 22,352 samples744x
Core i7 Q 720Intel  $100Bench 23%, 10,026 samples504x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 108,938 samples1,873x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 227,332 samples390x
GeForce GT 230MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,823 samples310x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 106%, 458,148 samples124x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $102Bench 112%, 348,759 samples93x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $54Bench 54%, 198,640 samples59x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 248,234 samples504x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 9,964 samples378x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 14,581 samples256x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $286

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