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HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 118% (1st of 1015)

Based on 56 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS728T8TALE6L4
Poor: 87%Average: 118% Great: 139%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB averaged 18.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.27MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB is 52.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 200MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 56 samples)
Rank 1118%
Min Avg Max
130 Read 205 245
117 Write 200 246
66.9 Mixed 95.6 112
117 SusWrite 205 245
129% 176 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.11 4K Read 1.48 1.9
4.59 4K Write 6.27 7.91
1.21 4K Mixed 1.69 2
366% 3.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: V8GAW414
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 184 182 179 184 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 178
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 182
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 1.6
374% 3.37 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: V8GNW410
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 65 65 75 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 240
Write 238
Mixed 106
SusWrite 66.4
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 6.9
4K Mixed 1.9
401% 3.43 MB/s
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Typical HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB Builds (Compare 11,281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 138%
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Desktop
Desktop 148%
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Workstation
Workstation 139%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $275

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $472Bench 100%, 114,408 samples6,014x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $360Bench 99%, 108,464 samples1,820x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $340Bench 92%, 380,080 samples1,211x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,090Bench 170%, 86,876 samples2,843x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $650Bench 120%, 126,306 samples1,841x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 130%, 395,296 samples1,357x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 307%, 55,620 samples1,103x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 273%, 142,223 samples981x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $200Bench 328%, 32,835 samples936x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $75Bench 87%, 106,449 samples728x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $175Bench 93%, 21,662 samples553x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 86%, 46,729 samples451x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $2,062

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