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HDS721050CLA360 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 57.3% (215th of 1015)

Based on 12,793 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDS721050CLA360
Poor: 27%Average: 57.3% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB averaged 42.6% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.61MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 56.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 97.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,793 samples)
Rank 21557.3%
Min Avg Max
46.6 Read 102 134
40.6 Write 103 135
33.7 Mixed 56.3 68.5
34.9 SusWrite 97.4 136
65.9% 89.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.61 0.7
1 4K Write 1.37 1.6
0.5 4K Mixed 0.72 0.8
131% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
278GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 141 141 136 141 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 120
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 140
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 135 132 135 133 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 134
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
400GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 124 130 130 130 115 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 128
Write 130
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 126
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
363GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 122 122 122 120 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 118
Write 116
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 121
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
332GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 84 119 120 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 123
Write 105
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 115
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 110 112 113 111 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 125
Write 134
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 110
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
139GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 87 87 86 86 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 112
Write 122
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 85.8
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
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Typical HDS721050CLA360 500GB Builds (Compare 1,389 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) - $250

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples182x
Core i3-3220Intel  $92Bench 52%, 71,790 samples114x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples114x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples208x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples96x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples69x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples63x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples39x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples23x
RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples39x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples26x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $344

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