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HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 102% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 419 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS726T4TALA6L4
Poor: 61%Average: 102% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB averaged 1.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.62MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB is 64.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 89.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 175MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 419 samples)
Rank 2102%
Min Avg Max
82.5 Read 175 219
95.7 Write 175 219
32.3 Mixed 89.3 109
115 SusWrite 179 220
113% 155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.46 1.9
3.7 4K Write 5.62 7.8
0.76 4K Mixed 1.66 1.97
350% 2.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: VLGNW984
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 204 200 199 201 197 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 202
Mixed 105
SusWrite 200
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.7
342% 2.73 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: VLGNW9G0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 197 184 196 188 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 199
Mixed 100
SusWrite 190
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.7
355% 2.93 MB/s
122GB free
Firmware: VLGNW460
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 105 108 107 108 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 114
Write 122
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 107
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.7
343% 2.8 MB/s
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Typical HUS726T4TALA6L4 4TB Builds (Compare 26,213 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,118x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,598x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,120x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples928x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $963

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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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