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HDS722525VLSA80 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 25% (861st of 1015)

Based on 513 user benchmarks.  Model: HDS722525VLSA80
Poor: 14%Average: 25% Great: 32%

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Very poor average bench

The Hitachi HDS722525VLSA80 250GB averaged 74.9% 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 0.51MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.64MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDS722525VLSA80 250GB is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HDS722525VLSA80 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 39MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 513 samples)
Rank 86125%
Min Avg Max
24 Read 46.7 57.4
11.4 Write 40.6 53.7
14 Mixed 33.1 53.3
12.7 SusWrite 39 55
29.5% 39.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.61 0.8
0.37 4K Write 1.64 2
0.19 4K Mixed 0.51 0.8
113% 0.92 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: V36OA6MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 5.2 5 3.2 4.8 MB/s
34.9% Below average
Read 116
Write 19.9
Mixed 11
SusWrite 4.9
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.3
125% 0.83 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: V36OA6MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 46 44 45 46 MB/s
29.6% Poor
Read 58.1
Write 48.1
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 44.6
34% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: V36OA63A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 50 49 MB/s
28.8% Poor
Read 50.7
Write 50.9
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 49.1
35% 47 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
225GB free
Firmware: V36OA6MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 30 30 MB/s
25.1% Poor
Read 56.6
Write 27
Mixed 24.1
SusWrite 30.7
25% 34.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.67 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: V36OA6MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
20.7% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 42.8
Mixed 31
SusWrite 29
27% 36.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming 19%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation 15%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 - $59

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples285x
FX-4300AMD  $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples244x
FX-8300AMD  $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples53x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples72x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples42x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples39x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples35x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples13x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples12x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples350x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples264x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $203

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