Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 HTS545050KTA300

The Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 HTS545050KTA300 is a hard drive with a capacity of 500 GB. The drive relies on the not-so-modern SATA II interface for data transfer.
| Type | HDD |
| Size | 2.5 |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| RPM | 5400 rpm |
| Interface | SATA II |
| Link | Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 HTS545050KTA300 |
Benchmarks
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
0.3 MB/s (0%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
0.6 MB/s (0%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
0.6 MB/s (0%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
0.3 MB/s (0%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
24.9 MB/s (0%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
24.1 MB/s (1%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
85.1 MB/s (1%)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
73.7 MB/s (1%)
HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum - HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum
min: 20.4 avg: 35.4 median: 35.4 (2%) max: 50.4 MB/s
HD Tune Transfer Rate Average - HD Tune Transfer Rate Average
min: 53.1 avg: 67.5 median: 67.5 (3%) max: 81.9 MB/s
HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum - HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum
min: 72.3 avg: 88.1 median: 88.1 (4%) max: 103.9 MB/s
- Range of benchmark values
- Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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