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HUS724040ALA640 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 83.2% (61st of 1015)

Based on 243 user benchmarks.  Model: HUS724040ALA640
Poor: 54%Average: 83.2% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB averaged just 16.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.08MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 31.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 243 samples)
Rank 6183.2%
Min Avg Max
82.8 Read 146 171
87.3 Write 147 174
18 Mixed 31.6 50.8
73.3 SusWrite 144 173
84.7% 117 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.08 1.2
1.7 4K Write 2.31 2.6
0.62 4K Mixed 0.76 0.8
172% 1.38 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: AA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 173 173 173 173 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 171
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 173
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
181% 1.47 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 170 170 169 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 176
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 170
96% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
187% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 163 163 163 163 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 162
Mixed 46
SusWrite 162
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.47 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 163 164 163 162 MB/s
89.6% Excellent
Read 150
Write 158
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 162
88% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 158 157 157 157 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 153
Write 160
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 157
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.43 MB/s
636GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 136 143 144 146 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 138
Write 155
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 142
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 132 130 133 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 147
Write 149
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 132
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.47 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 138 136 137 MB/s
79.8% Very good
Read 141
Write 155
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 137
80% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
176% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 132 132 131 131 MB/s
79.7% Very good
Read 146
Write 160
Mixed 20
SusWrite 131
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.43 MB/s
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 74%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,183x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,949x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,304x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples890x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples789x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples687x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $678

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