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HTS543232A7A384 320GB

HTS543232A7A384 320GB
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Effective Speed -184%Effective Speed -184%Average Score -135%Read -168%, Write -159%, 4K Read -104%, 4K Write -101%, Mixed -137%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -203%Peak Score -111%Read -145%, Write -124%, 4K Read -107%, 4K Write -90%, Mixed -106%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -141%Value & Sentiment -2,388%User Rating -19%, Market Share -8,622%, Price 63%, Value -975%Nice To Haves -4%Age -4%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 30.9% (700^th of 1015)

Based on 17,642 user benchmarks. Model: HITACHI HTS543232A7A384

Poor: 8%Average: 30.9% Great: 46%

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Poor average bench

The Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB averaged 69.1% 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 0.48MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.99MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB is 37.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 49.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,642 samples)

Rank 70030.9%

Min	Avg	Max
12.6	Read 57.9	81
7.5	Write 52.7	80.6
8.95	Mixed 33.5	45.4
11.4	SusWrite 49.6	80.9
35.6% 48.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.1	4K Read 0.42	0.5
0.4	4K Write 0.99	1.3
0.1	4K Mixed 0.48	0.6
89.3% 0.63 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

298GB free

Firmware: ES2OA60W

SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s

43.9% Average

Write 77.9

Mixed 42.5

SusWrite 77.2

50% 68.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.1

4K Mixed 0.5

97% 0.7 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 days ago.

284GB free

Firmware: ES2OA90B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 67 67 66 MB/s

38.9% Below average

Write 66.8

Mixed 40.4

SusWrite 67.3

44% 60.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.1

4K Mixed 0.5

97% 0.7 MB/s

ZAF-User, 4 days ago.

37GB free

Firmware: ES2OA60W

SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 63 61 63 62 MB/s

35.8% Below average

Write 59.9

Mixed 37.6

SusWrite 61.9

41% 55.5 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 0.8

4K Mixed 0.5

91% 0.6 MB/s

DZA-User, 4 days ago.

33GB free

Firmware: ES2OA70F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 61 48 53 60 MB/s

31.1% Below average

Write 52.4

Mixed 32.7

SusWrite 56.8

36% 48.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.5

95% 0.67 MB/s

HKG-User, 19 hrs ago.

109GB free

Firmware: 0508

SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 55 55 56 55 MB/s

30.5% Below average

Write 55.8

Mixed 38.2

SusWrite 55.3

37% 50.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.5

95% 0.67 MB/s

ZAF-User, 25 mins ago.

98GB free

Firmware: ES2ZB90A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 40 30 28 18 MB/s

28.2% Poor

Write 63.8

Mixed 38.5

SusWrite 35.7

37% 50.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.6

106% 0.7 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 day ago.

177GB free

Firmware: ES2OA60W

SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 44 44 43 43 44 MB/s

26.8% Poor

Write 48.3

Mixed 33.9

SusWrite 43.1

32% 43.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.5

95% 0.67 MB/s

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Typical HTS543232A7A384 320GB Builds (Compare 3,256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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System: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	591x
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	246x
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	246x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,409x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	803x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	285x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	57x
BX500 240GBCrucial $23Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	42x

RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GBAdataBench 46%, 2,021 samples	114x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	110x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples	109x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $77

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Hitachi

HTS543232A7A384 320GB

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HTS543232A7A384 320GB

Average Bench: 30.9% (700th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 30.9% (700^th of 1015)