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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 89.8% (24th of 1015)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: NB31000SA
Poor: 58%Average: 89.8% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The NB31000SA 1TB averaged just 10.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the NB31000SA 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.57MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 158MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the NB31000SA 1TB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the NB31000SA 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 2489.8%
Min Avg Max
24 Read 158 201
76.2 Write 155 197
17.6 Mixed 33.5 40.7
54 SusWrite 155 197
90.5% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.7 1.1
1.3 4K Write 1.96 2.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.57 0.7
129% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 177 183 188 190 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 187
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 184
109% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 189 188 185 186 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 164
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 186
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
356GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 164 168 169 167 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 151
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 162
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
487GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7M0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 155 155 155 154 155 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 141
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 153
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.07 MB/s
482GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 151 149 154 156 143 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 158
Write 170
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 147
92% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.2 MB/s
555GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7M0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 167 160 167 167 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 141
Write 176
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 162
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
904GB free
Firmware: MU2OA720
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 143 144 145 146 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 136
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 144
81% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,373,015 HDDs tested

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Typical NB31000SA 1TB Builds (Compare 26,408 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,215x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,230x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,154x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,970x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,613x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,135x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples933x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,080

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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