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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 81.5% (70th of 1015)

Based on 30 user benchmarks.  Model: MD4000GSA6472E
Poor: 57%Average: 81.5% Great: 94%

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Very good average bench

The MD4000GSA6472E 4TB averaged just 18.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MD4000GSA6472E 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.01MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.21MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MD4000GSA6472E 4TB is 37.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MD4000GSA6472E 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 86.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 138MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)
Rank 7081.5%
Min Avg Max
9.9 Read 144 180
65.9 Write 138 169
25.2 Mixed 86.4 104
87.1 SusWrite 140 161
93.3% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.84 1
1.1 4K Write 3.21 3.8
0.1 4K Mixed 1.01 1.2
206% 1.69 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 164 166 165 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 164
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 164
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.73 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 156 156 156 156 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 156
Mixed 93
SusWrite 155
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.9 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 140 140 142 140 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 156
Write 147
Mixed 100
SusWrite 140
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.77 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01K02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 112 109 113 90 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 131
Write 110
Mixed 95.6
SusWrite 101
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.6 MB/s
329GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 102 103 102 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 113
Write 107
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 102
71% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 67 65 67 67 MB/s
61.6% Good
Read 149
Write 74.2
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 66.2
67% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
424GB free
Firmware: HPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 103 103 104 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 107
Write 111
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 104
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.5 MB/s
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Gaming 130%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 131%
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System: Microelectronics G707

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $139Bench 86%, 635,419 samples167x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples11x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $227Bench 99%, 60,132 samples4x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples150x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $520Bench 158%, 218,061 samples8x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples6x
SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $120Bench 228%, 180,890 samples147x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples5x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 297%, 331,647 samples4x
RAM
NMUD416E86-3200D 2x16GBUnknownBench 101%, 3,261 samples88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples54x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $659

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