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HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 46.4% (366th of 1015)

Based on 4,646 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362
Poor: 23%Average: 46.4% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB averaged 53.5% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.17MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB is 38.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 31.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 78MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,646 samples)
Rank 36646.4%
Min Avg Max
30.1 Read 83.6 107
28.3 Write 78 106
17.5 Mixed 31.2 39
31.3 SusWrite 78.1 108
49.3% 67.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.16 4K Read 0.46 0.6
0.7 4K Write 1.17 1.4
0.2 4K Mixed 0.47 0.6
93.7% 0.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
411GB free
Firmware: GG2AB990
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 103 102 102 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 90.5
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 102
60% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
295GB free
Firmware: GG2AB990
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 96 96 98 97 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 90.3
Write 83.3
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 96.5
54% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
161GB free
Firmware: GG2AB990
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 63 66 66 MB/s
45.4% Average
Read 92.9
Write 80.9
Mixed 35.9
SusWrite 65.4
50% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: GG2AB990
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 63 62 62 62 MB/s
44.7% Average
Read 93.3
Write 98.2
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 62.2
52% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.8 MB/s
192GB free
Firmware: GG2AB990
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 77 77 77 77 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 50.4
Write 55.1
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 77.1
37% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.7 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GG2AB990
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 30 24 21 20 MB/s
21.1% Poor
Read 51.1
Write 55.8
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 22.4
28% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.43 MB/s
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Workstation 8%
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System: Apple MacBookPro9,2

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples374x
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples81x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples454x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples1x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples16x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples12x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples170x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples144x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples82x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $132

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