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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 73.9% (114th of 1015)

Based on 216 user benchmarks.  Model: MD1000GSA6472
Poor: 47%Average: 73.9% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The MD1000GSA6472 1TB averaged 26.1% 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 0.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.55MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MD1000GSA6472 1TB is 55.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MD1000GSA6472 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 76.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)
Rank 11473.9%
Min Avg Max
82.8 Read 138 191
73.6 Write 128 174
38.8 Mixed 76.6 110
58.2 SusWrite 119 180
84.7% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.93 1.4
1.16 4K Write 2.55 3.62
0.1 4K Mixed 0.9 1.2
186% 1.46 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
378GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 134 131 137 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 174
Mixed 110
SusWrite 136
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 149 150 149 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 159
Write 140
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 149
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
665GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 124 120 111 114 119 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 129
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 117
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
777GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 100 105 83 102 111 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 118
Write 136
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 96
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.3 MB/s
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 41 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 174
Write 39.5
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 40.2
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 0.87 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 92 92 92 92 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 117
Write 134
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 91.9
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
99GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 24 25 24 25 24 MB/s
45.3% Average
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 24.7
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.43 MB/s
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Typical MD1000GSA6472 1TB Builds (Compare 284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO (MS-7995) - $95

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples45x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples27x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples24x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples27x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples27x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples6x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples14x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $390

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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