Hitachi

HTS725050A7E630 500GB

HTS725050A7E630 500GB
BENCHMARKS (56,661)
MKT (0.2%)
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BUY • $125

Effective Speed -64%Effective Speed -64%Average Score -87%Read -68%, Write -46%, 4K Read -113%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -224%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite -61%Peak Score -74%Read -59%, Write -45%, 4K Read -114%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -177%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -52%Value & Sentiment -621%User Rating -20%, Market Share -1,275%, Price -48%, Value -1,141%Nice To Haves -11%Age -11%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 53.6% (265^th of 1015)

Based on 56,661 user benchmarks. Models: HGST HTS725050A7E630, HGST HTS725050A7E630, Hitach HTS725050A7E630, HGST HTS725050A7E6300, Hitachi HTS725050A7E630

Poor: 26%Average: 53.6% Great: 72%

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Average average bench

The Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB averaged 46.3% 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 0.57MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.48MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 25.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 92.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 56,661 samples)

Rank 26553.6%

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	Read 92.7	126
29.6	Write 98.6	130
16.7	Mixed 25.4	35.4
48.7	SusWrite 94.2	129
56.3% 77.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.2	4K Read 0.61	0.8
0.6	4K Write 1.48	2
0.2	4K Mixed 0.57	0.7
116% 0.89 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CHE-User, 9 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: GH2ZB550

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 129 128 129 130 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 126

Mixed 29.9

SusWrite 125

72% 99.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.7

131% 0.9 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 hrs ago.

354GB free

Firmware: GH2ZB550

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 120 120 120 MB/s

63.7% Good

Write 98.8

Mixed 32.6

SusWrite 120

64% 88.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.7

138% 1.03 MB/s

ISR-User, 3 hrs ago.

66GB free

Firmware: GH2ZB550

SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 92 101 92 94 MB/s

60% Good

Write 115

Mixed 22.2

SusWrite 90.2

62% 86.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.6

126% 0.97 MB/s

USA-User, 46 mins ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GH2ZB550

SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 82 77 78 65 88 MB/s

49.9% Average

Write 102

Mixed 37.8

SusWrite 73.1

57% 78.5 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 0.9

4K Mixed 0.6

112% 0.73 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

422GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GH2OA470

SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 106 84 100 98 111 MB/s

39.1% Below average

Write 113

Mixed 32.4

SusWrite 97

51% 70.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.6

119% 0.9 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8470p

CPU
Core i5-3320MIntel $199Bench 48%, 30,496 samples	453x
Core i5-3360MIntel $594Bench 54%, 5,754 samples	153x
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	113x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	931x
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	147x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
520 Series 180GBIntel $148Bench 72%, 14,258 samples	23x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	31x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	29x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	19x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $216

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Intel Core i5-13600K $309	Nvidia RTX 3060 $330	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $227	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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HTS725050A7E630 500GB

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