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Md3000gsa6472e

1 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 74.9% (109th of 1015)

Based on 84 user benchmarks.  Model: MD3000GSA6472E 1
Poor: 52%Average: 74.9% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Md3000gsa6472e 1 3TB averaged 25.1% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.14MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Md3000gsa6472e 1 3TB is 37.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Md3000gsa6472e 1 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 78.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 84 samples)
Rank 10974.9%
Min Avg Max
77.7 Read 128 156
102 Write 140 166
49 Mixed 78.4 120
92.8 SusWrite 131 154
87.7% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.62 4K Read 0.81 1
1.73 4K Write 2.14 2.4
0.22 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
154% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 147 147 145 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 135
Write 145
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 146
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 132 133 133 132 132 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 133
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 128 130 131 129 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 118
Write 126
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 130
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 130 131 130 129 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 109
Write 130
Mixed 61.1
SusWrite 130
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 122 127 125 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 103
Write 143
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 125
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 112 113 112 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 102
Write 114
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 112
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
900GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 117 115 113 116 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 59.7
Write 88
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 115
49% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.53 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asrock H510M-HDV

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples126x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples64x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples54x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples43x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples39x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples31x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples37x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples26x
NEO N400 SSD 240GBKlevvBench 68%, 1,111 samples12x
RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples20x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples16x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $291

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