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HUH721008ALN600 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 107% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH721008ALN600
Poor: 72%Average: 107% Great: 130%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUH721008ALN600 8TB averaged 7.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH721008ALN600 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.18MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH721008ALN600 8TB is 58.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH721008ALN600 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 185MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 2107%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 187 232
102 Write 189 234
72.3 Mixed 95.2 123
118 SusWrite 185 222
120% 164 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.24 2.9
4.3 4K Write 5.7 6.9
0.5 4K Mixed 1.18 1.6
288% 2.71 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7TB free
Firmware: LHGNT384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 217 217 220 211 214 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 220
Write 219
Mixed 97.1
SusWrite 215
137% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 1.1
282% 2.7 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: LHGNT384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 217 217 232 212 218 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 220
Mixed 104
SusWrite 218
138% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.2
295% 2.77 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: LHGNT384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 224 219 205 204 222 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 210
Mixed 104
SusWrite 213
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.3
302% 2.77 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: LHGNT384
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 153 152 155 150 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 191
Mixed 96.9
SusWrite 152
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.2
295% 2.77 MB/s
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Typical HUH721008ALN600 8TB Builds (Compare 15,685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $187

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,769x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,683x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,435x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,780x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,601x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,570x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,870x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,055x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples919x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples632x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples502x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples453x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,419

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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