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HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 51% (287th of 1015)

Based on 3,178 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630
Poor: 29%Average: 51% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB averaged 49.0% 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 0.63MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.53MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB is 37.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 52.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 87MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,178 samples)
Rank 28751%
Min Avg Max
44.7 Read 87 117
51.7 Write 90.4 119
30.2 Mixed 52.1 66.4
53.6 SusWrite 90.6 119
58.7% 80 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.58 0.7
1.1 4K Write 1.53 2
0.5 4K Mixed 0.63 0.7
122% 0.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: MEAOA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 92 95 94 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 91.9
Write 91.6
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 93.2
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
76GB free
Firmware: MEAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 84 87 92 85 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 80.3
Write 79.4
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 85.2
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
542GB free
Firmware: MEAOA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 82 87 88 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 79.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 85.5
55% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
369GB free
Firmware: MEAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 68 68 69 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 59.2
Write 63.3
Mixed 40.6
SusWrite 68
42% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MEAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 25 22 11 6.9 4.7 MB/s
5.34% Terrible
Read 5.2
Write 15.4
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 13.4
8% 11.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.1 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $194

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,429x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $218Bench 98%, 123,561 samples4,051x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,282x
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RTX 3070Nvidia  $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,131x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,400x
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970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,766x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples1,041x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 297%, 331,647 samples834x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples737x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples683x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $123Bench 89%, 144,399 samples619x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $941

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