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HTS545012B9S 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 32.1% (667th of 1015)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HTS545012B9S
Poor: 20%Average: 32.1% Great: 44%

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Poor average bench

The Hitachi HTS545012B9S 120GB averaged 67.9% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.98MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS545012B9S 120GB is 24.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS545012B9S 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 28.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 54.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 66732.1%
Min Avg Max
1.7 Read 56.9 78.6
27.4 Write 57.4 75
4 Mixed 28.8 40.6
18.5 SusWrite 54.9 75.5
36.2% 49.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.36 0.5
0 4K Write 0.98 1.3
0.1 4K Mixed 0.47 0.7
84.8% 0.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 76 74 76 75 MB/s
44.2% Average
Read 78.6
Write 75
Mixed 40.6
SusWrite 75.5
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 74 75 73 72 76 MB/s
41.9% Average
Read 73
Write 73.8
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 73
47% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.73 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 44 66 65 62 63 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 74.8
Write 73
Mixed 37
SusWrite 59.4
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
48% 0.37 MB/s
21GB free
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 44 46 46 46 MB/s
32.9% Below average
Read 70
Write 67.5
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 44.5
39% 53.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 48 33 51 53 56 MB/s
31.2% Below average
Read 61
Write 40
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 47.7
33% 45.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 75 71 75 74 MB/s
21.5% Poor
Read 1.7
Write 69.3
Mixed 4
SusWrite 73
26% 37 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.53 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: PB1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 19 17 18 MB/s
19.9% Very poor
Read 50.9
Write 27.4
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 18.5
22% 30.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 0.17 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 4%
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Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
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Motherboard: Asrock N68C-S UCC

CPU
Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)AMDBench 40%, 19,471 samples18x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples17x
Athlon II X4 640AMD  $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples17x
GPU
GeForce 7025 / nForce 630aNvidiaBench 0%, 5,527 samples20x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples9x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples9x
SSD
0 120GBCt120bx5Bench 50%, 558 samples7x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples6x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples4x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples95x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples52x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples17x
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