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HDS721680PLA380 80GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 29.3% (756th of 1015)

Based on 2,269 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDS721680PLA380
Poor: 10%Average: 29.3% Great: 40%

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Very poor average bench

The Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 80GB averaged 70.7% 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 0.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.47MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 80GB is 30.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 80GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 46.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,269 samples)
Rank 75629.3%
Min Avg Max
15 Read 55.1 73.2
9.05 Write 50.6 68
12.7 Mixed 33.8 43.7
13 SusWrite 46.5 68.6
34.2% 46.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.56 0.7
0.3 4K Write 1.47 1.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.69 0.8
127% 0.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free
Firmware: P21OABDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 68 67 67 MB/s
39.1% Below average
Read 68.9
Write 64.1
Mixed 43.9
SusWrite 67.1
45% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
74GB free
Firmware: P21OABDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 68 66 65 MB/s
38.7% Below average
Read 67.9
Write 66.2
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 66.7
45% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: P21OABHA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 64 65 64 64 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 65.7
Write 65.8
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 64.6
43% 58.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P21OABBA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 58 46 55 58 57 MB/s
33.5% Below average
Read 64.2
Write 58.2
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 52
39% 53.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P21OABBA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 50 31 53 54 47 MB/s
32.9% Below average
Read 68.6
Write 47.9
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 45.7
37% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P21OAB9A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 40 39 45 53 53 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 64.3
Write 62.9
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 43.7
38% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
2GB free
Firmware: P21OABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 37 38 37 33 MB/s
26.5% Poor
Read 55.4
Write 34.3
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 36.7
28% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.93 MB/s
6GB free
Firmware: P21OAB6A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 46 44 44 44 MB/s
26.2% Poor
Read 46
Write 47.5
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 45.1
31% 41.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2P

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples112x
Core i3-2120Intel  $100Bench 51%, 77,810 samples99x
Pentium G2020Intel  $92Bench 49%, 15,664 samples75x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples154x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples111x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $90Bench 17%, 309,423 samples50x
SSD
Green 120GB (2018)WD  $39Bench 43%, 69,933 samples33x
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples27x
120G 120GBHs-ssd-c100Bench 66%, 4,962 samples18x
RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples18x
99P5471-039.A00LF 12GBKingstonBench 42%, 27 samples10x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8GBHynixBench 50%, 183 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $108

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