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Hitachi

HUH721008ALE604 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 99% (5th of 1015)

Based on 95 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH721008ALE604
Poor: 66%Average: 99% Great: 127%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HUH721008ALE604 8TB averaged just 0.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH721008ALE604 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.21MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.32MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH721008ALE604 8TB is 60.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH721008ALE604 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 169MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 95 samples)
Rank 599%
Min Avg Max
85.9 Read 169 228
107 Write 174 230
63 Mixed 91.1 118
108 SusWrite 175 222
111% 152 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.68 4K Read 1.17 1.9
4.1 4K Write 5.32 6.1
0.58 4K Mixed 1.21 1.5
282% 2.57 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: LHGNW384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 219 226 214 221 223 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 217
Mixed 107
SusWrite 220
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.2
285% 2.63 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: LHGNW384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 217 229 219 216 212 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 215
Mixed 105
SusWrite 218
138% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.2
295% 2.77 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: LHGNNS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 224 222 215 224 215 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 208
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 220
134% 183 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.2
291% 2.73 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: LHGNNS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 219 218 224 224 215 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 215
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 220
135% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 1
287% 3.03 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: LHGNW92C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 199 193 191 193 191 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 190
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 191
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.7
315% 2.33 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: LHGNW384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 180 173 178 178 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 167
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 178
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.2
285% 2.63 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: LHGNW384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 138 147 140 147 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 184
Mixed 95.8
SusWrite 144
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.2
291% 2.7 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion Desktop 590-p0xxx

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples824x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples269x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples248x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples392x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples215x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples157x
SSD
MZNLN128HAHQ-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 14,590 samples53x
Optane+932GBHDD 1TBIntelBench 59%, 6,924 samples49x
hynix BC501 HFM128GDJTNG-8310A 128GBSKBench 111%, 2,891 samples37x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples188x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples118x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 44%, 10,608 samples112x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $131

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