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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 57.7% (210th of 1015)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: Data
Poor: 18%Average: 57.7% Great: 92%

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Average average bench

The Data 1TB averaged 42.2% 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 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.22MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Data 1TB is 73.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Data 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 77.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 21057.7%
Min Avg Max
22 Read 99.3 192
17.5 Write 95.4 177
15.1 Mixed 77.8 154
19.2 SusWrite 94.8 161
67.9% 91.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.24 4K Read 0.84 1.46
0.16 4K Write 2.22 5.03
0.17 4K Mixed 0.67 1.37
151% 1.25 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
539GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 149 149 148 150 151 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 157
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 147
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
241% 1.97 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 123 125 129 126 129 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 165
Write 128
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 121
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.3
257% 1.97 MB/s
96GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 82 104 113 116 115 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 19
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 104
44% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.1 MB/s
468GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 127 125 129 130 129 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 65
Write 18.5
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 125
48% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.3
230% 1.63 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 51 50 48 MB/s
25.6% Poor
Read 39.8
Write 37
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 49.4
26% 35.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
51% 0.33 MB/s
695GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 50 49 44 66 61 MB/s
16.3% Very poor
Read 7.3
Write 26
Mixed 13.3
SusWrite 49
18% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 1 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 7%
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System: HP xw8400 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon 51601stBench 43%, 632 samples8x
CPU: Intel Xeon E53451stBench 41%, 462 samples7x
CPU: Intel Xeon 51501stBench 40%, 627 samples6x
GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples5x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples4x
GTX 680Nvidia  $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples3x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples5x
HyperX 3K 120GBKingston  $100Bench 74%, 46,066 samples2x
Torch 240GBPatriot  $73Bench 61%, 51 samples2x
RAM
65GBUnknownBench 19%, 1,017 samples17x
49GBUnknownBench 18%, 1,461 samples9x
41GBUnknownBench 17%, 2,583 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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