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HUS726060ALE610 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 101% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 695 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS726060ALE610
Poor: 67%Average: 101% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB averaged 1.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.29MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB is 56.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 77.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.96MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 695 samples)
Rank 2101%
Min Avg Max
105 Read 177 217
105 Write 177 220
58 Mixed 77.4 90.5
93 SusWrite 176 215
111% 152 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.96 1.1
1.4 4K Write 4.29 6.2
0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 1
197% 1.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 207 212 221 215 210 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 230
Write 227
Mixed 90.1
SusWrite 214
138% 190 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.7
230% 2.6 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT907
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 209 214 217 215 209 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 225
Write 224
Mixed 86.9
SusWrite 214
136% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
214% 2.27 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 203 204 206 209 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 212
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 206
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 192 188 192 192 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 190
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 192
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.5
175% 1.9 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: APGNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 179 176 181 178 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 181
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 180
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.5
184% 2.07 MB/s
576GB free
Firmware: APGNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 112 113 113 116 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 102
Write 117
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 114
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 127%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 117%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples534x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples320x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples211x
GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples202x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples160x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples131x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples75x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples59x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples44x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples108x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples47x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $774

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