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FUJITSU MBA3147RC

15K RPM SAS 147GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 52.6% (273rd of 1015)

Based on 227 user benchmarks.  Model: FUJITSU MBA3147RC
Poor: 31%Average: 52.6% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The FUJITSU 15K RPM SAS 147GB averaged 47.3% 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 1.07MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.26MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the FUJITSU 15K RPM SAS 147GB is 36.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the FUJITSU 15K RPM SAS 147GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 70MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 88.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 227 samples)
Rank 27352.6%
Min Avg Max
58.2 Read 99.1 118
53.1 Write 88.7 116
49.9 Mixed 80.6 116
40.3 SusWrite 70 116
62.9% 84.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.75 4K Read 1.26 1.5
0.88 4K Write 2.7 3.83
0.49 4K Mixed 1.07 1.6
222% 1.68 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
85GB free
Firmware: HPF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 111 113 114 115 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 116
Write 104
Mixed 77.9
SusWrite 113
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.4
284% 2.2 MB/s
137GB free
Firmware: D306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 115 115 115 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 104
Write 114
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 115
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.6
311% 2.3 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: HPF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 99 105 109 104 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 109
Write 103
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 101
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.6
303% 2.2 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: HPF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 106 107 106 110 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 104
Write 114
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 106
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.5
299% 2.3 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 44 45 48 53 55 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 160
Write 32.3
Mixed 63
SusWrite 47.2
56% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.2
214% 1.27 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 13 14 13 14 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 101
Write 24.6
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 14
31% 42.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
82% 0.47 MB/s
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Workstation 7%
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System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon W3520Intel  $230Bench 63%, 6,508 samples569x
Xeon W3550IntelBench 66%, 7,649 samples534x
Xeon W3565IntelBench 67%, 7,121 samples487x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples155x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples137x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples136x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples73x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples65x
RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples16x
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