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HGST HTS727550A9E364

Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 41.6% (472nd of 1015)

Based on 9,994 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HTS727550A9E364
Poor: 20%Average: 41.6% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB averaged 58.3% 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 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB is 38.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 71.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,994 samples)
Rank 47241.6%
Min Avg Max
17.9 Read 71.2 104
29.9 Write 76.3 105
17.9 Mixed 42.6 58.5
35.8 SusWrite 73.8 105
48.4% 66 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.53 0.7
0.5 4K Write 1.2 1.6
0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
111% 0.77 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: JF3ZD0H0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 112 114 114 115 110 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 111
Write 112
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 111
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: JF3ZD0H0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 109 109 108 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 108
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 108
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
374GB free
Firmware: JF3OA0D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 101 100 99 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 97.6
Write 108
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 100
66% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
412GB free
Firmware: JF3OA0E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 91 89 88 86 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 88.7
Write 85.7
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 87.9
57% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
51GB free
Firmware: JF3OA0E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 72 72 70 MB/s
37.9% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 72.1
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 71.2
44% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: JF3OA0E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 64 66 62 64 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 59.6
Write 44.1
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 63.2
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 2%
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System: HP ProBook 4540s

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel  $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples316x
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples288x
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples216x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples982x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples62x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples43x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples39x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples24x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples21x
RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples43x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples27x
16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 1x4GBMicronBench 27%, 6,018 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $128

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