Average Bench: 108% (1st of 1015)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH721010ALN604

Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUH721010ALN604 10TB averaged 8.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH721010ALN604 10TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.13MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.33MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH721010ALN604 10TB is 75.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH721010ALN604 10TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 97.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 183MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
123 Read 183 250
75.5 Write 194 242
60.6 Mixed 97.4 114
44.6 SusWrite 192 240
122% 167 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.31 1.8
1.8 4K Write 5.33 7.7
0.5 4K Mixed 1.13 1.8
279% 2.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6TB free
Firmware: LHGNW92C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 228 233 236 238 237 MB/s
Read 217
Write 195
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 235
133% 182 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.5
206% 2.37 MB/s
9TB free
Firmware: LHFBW2J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 220 219 224 225 MB/s
Read 181
Write 214
Mixed 101
SusWrite 213
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.7
235% 2.57 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: LHFBW2J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 128 117 140 121 118 MB/s
Read 99
Write 102
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 124
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.2
282% 2.67 MB/s
9.5TB free
Firmware: LHGNW92C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 68 72 70 72 70 MB/s
Read 129
Write 66.4
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 70.7
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.3 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,335,866 HDDs tested

Typical HUH721010ALN604 10TB Builds (Compare 32 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $352

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