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Hitachi

HDS5C4040AL 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 52.4% (275th of 1015)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDS5C4040AL
Poor: 34%Average: 52.4% Great: 66%

Average average bench

The Hitachi HDS5C4040AL 4TB averaged 47.6% 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 0.43MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.84MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this HDD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 47.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 67.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Rank 27552.4%
Min Avg Max
61.4 Read 108 129
56.3 Write 104 129
24.8 Mixed 47.1 103
42.2 SusWrite 67.7 117
59.9% 81.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.43 4K Read 0.61 0.7
1.42 4K Write 1.84 2.1
0.17 4K Mixed 0.43 0.6
107% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
206GB free
Firmware: A580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 117 118 118 118 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 112
Write 101
Mixed 29
SusWrite 117
65% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: A580
63.7% Good
Read 111
Write 111
Mixed 103
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.17
68% 0.76 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: A580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 45 43 46 53 39 MB/s
49.4% Average
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 43.8
59% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: A580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 43 44 40 47 28 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 129
Write 124
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 42.2
58% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
1GB free
Firmware: A580
33.9% Below average
Read 61.4
Write 56.3
Mixed 53
43% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.17
71% 0.74 MB/s

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