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Deskstar NAS 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 85.6% (43rd of 1015)

Based on 660 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN726050ALE610
Poor: 56%Average: 85.6% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB averaged just 14.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.79MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 74.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 660 samples)
Rank 4385.6%
Min Avg Max
86.3 Read 148 196
95.3 Write 155 199
50.8 Mixed 74.6 89.1
94.3 SusWrite 150 191
96.6% 132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.05 1.2
1.12 4K Write 2.79 4.7
0.2 4K Mixed 0.61 1
163% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 190 184 178 199 193 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 164
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 190
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.3
144% 1.63 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 170 176 174 171 MB/s
98.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 181
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 172
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 1.13 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 189 186 187 186 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 144
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 187
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.3
168% 2.07 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 152 164 162 166 152 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 171
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 160
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.4
172% 1.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 182 184 186 186 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 144
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 184
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
161% 1.93 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 64 99 107 112 122 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 134
Write 156
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 102
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.2
134% 1.7 MB/s
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Gaming 205%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 224%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples288x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples226x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples180x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples100x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples49x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples45x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,503

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