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HUS726040ALE610 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 95.6% (6th of 1015)

Based on 574 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS726040ALE610
Poor: 66%Average: 95.6% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HUS726040ALE610 4TB averaged just 4.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS726040ALE610 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.83MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS726040ALE610 4TB is 48.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS726040ALE610 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 166MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 574 samples)
Rank 695.6%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 166 203
98.8 Write 168 204
60.8 Mixed 75.8 87.3
107 SusWrite 167 200
105% 144 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.95 1.1
1.9 4K Write 4.83 6.2
0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 0.9
207% 2.16 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 202 193 199 202 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 206
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 199
124% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.7
230% 2.57 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 180 180 185 183 180 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 205
Mixed 84
SusWrite 182
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
212% 2.27 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 201 190 206 185 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 177
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 196
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 0.7
232% 2.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 160 174 170 162 171 MB/s
97.5% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 178
Mixed 71
SusWrite 168
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.6
214% 2.43 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 164 164 165 163 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 166
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 164
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.7
221% 2.4 MB/s
291GB free
Firmware: APGNTD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 109 111 108 108 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 144
Write 148
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 110
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.6
202% 2.3 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-A R2.0

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples595x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples230x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples191x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples241x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples175x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples150x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples127x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples82x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples46x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples54x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples49x
2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 24,552 samples42x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $359

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