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MAL38000NS-T72 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 107% (1st of 1015)

Based on 21 user benchmarks.  Model: MARSHAL MAL38000NS-T72
Poor: 80%Average: 107% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Marshal MAL38000NS-T72 8TB averaged 7.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Marshal MAL38000NS-T72 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.41MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.74MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Marshal MAL38000NS-T72 8TB is 48.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Marshal MAL38000NS-T72 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 182MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)
Rank 1107%
Min Avg Max
107 Read 182 229
115 Write 182 221
51.5 Mixed 85.8 101
122 SusWrite 191 231
117% 160 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.61 2.9
4 4K Write 5.41 6.6
0.5 4K Mixed 0.74 1.9
250% 2.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 230 227 224 225 228 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 220
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 226
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.8
288% 3.07 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 225 235 232 230 231 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 210
Mixed 93.9
SusWrite 230
137% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
231% 2.2 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 215 218 224 220 216 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 221
Write 213
Mixed 96.9
SusWrite 218
137% 187 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.7
284% 3.07 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 216 210 215 221 218 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 203
Mixed 92.7
SusWrite 216
132% 181 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1
301% 2.97 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 222 221 221 218 224 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 210
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 220
133% 183 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
227% 2.17 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 208 212 206 211 207 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 218
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 208
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
231% 2.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 232 224 231 235 233 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 176
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 231
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
201% 2.03 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 227 219 228 226 229 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 165
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 226
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.6
244% 2.8 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 143 151 146 151 167 MB/s
79.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 148
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 148
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.5
206% 2.47 MB/s
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Typical MAL38000NS-T72 8TB Builds (Compare 7,335 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $258Bench 101%, 65,651 samples2,239x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples973x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples735x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples690x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples653x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples588x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples641x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples438x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples333x
RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples216x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples209x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples208x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $639

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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