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Hitachi HUS156045VLS600

UltraStar 15K600 450GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 84.5% (51st of 1015)

Based on 113 user benchmarks.  Model: HITACHI HUS156045VLS600
Poor: 52%Average: 84.5% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Hitachi UltraStar 15K600 450GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi UltraStar 15K600 450GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.13MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.22MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi UltraStar 15K600 450GB is 56%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi UltraStar 15K600 450GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 113 samples)
Rank 5184.5%
Min Avg Max
98.2 Read 153 187
64.1 Write 142 187
60.5 Mixed 104 173
55.7 SusWrite 131 189
97.8% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 1.22 1.5
0.76 4K Write 2.57 3.53
0.4 4K Mixed 1.13 1.6
224% 1.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPH1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 167 169 166 169 167 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 178
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 168
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.4
267% 1.93 MB/s
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPH1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 171 174 176 173 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 181
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 174
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.5
285% 2 MB/s
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Typical UltraStar 15K600 450GB Builds (Compare 2,146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 23%
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System: HP Z600 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56751stBench 68%, 4,275 samples297x
CPU: Intel Xeon E56201stBench 58%, 5,965 samples272x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples252x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples143x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples130x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples123x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples97x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples52x
240G 240GBHs-ssd-c100Bench 69%, 5,700 samples36x
RAM
ID:01 98 9965432-082.A00LF ID:01 98 9965432-082.A00LF ID:01 98 9965432-082.A00LF ID:01 98 9965432-082.A00LF ID:01 98 9965432-082.A00LF ID:01 98 9965432-082.A00LF 58GBUnknownBench 42%, 53 samples21x
ID:80 CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 82GBUnknownBench 49%, 141 samples20x
ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 58GBUnknownBench 50%, 261 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $87

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