Hitachi HTS545050B9A300

Capacity : 500GB
Family : Travelstar 5K500.B
Number of Plates : 2
Number of Heads : 4
Rotation : 5400RPM
Interface : SATA-II 3Gbps
Form Factor : 2.5 SATA HDD
Buffer : 8192KB

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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 19:48 | Update at 1 month ago

This page presents the specifications and synthetic benchmark results of the disks Hitachi HTS545050B9A300. The data provides an overview of the hardwares performance based on standardized testing.

Hitachi Brand

HDD 2.5 Format

500GB Capacity

SATA-II 3Gbps Interface

Hardware Benchmark Record

This table displays the scores or sequential read & write speeds (for storage types) of various synthetic benchmark applications commonly used to test hardware performance. You can click on the score column to view the submissions page by ID. At that URL, you can browse the submitted results of each application, including viewing screenshots of the benchmark results. For screenshots of benchmark results, you can click the "View" button in the screenshot column.

In total, there are 4 submissions across 4 different benchmark applications, each testing the hardware from a unique angle. This variety allows you to draw a more comprehensive conclusion about the hardware's real-world performance.

Benchmark	SEQ Read	SEQ Write	Facebook/Benchmark URL
AS-SSD	64.13 MB/s	63.27 MB/s	[ not available ]
ATTO Disk Benchmark - 64M	59.40 MB/s	62.21 MB/s	[ not available ]
Cross Platform Disk Test	63.70 MB/s	44.98 MB/s	[ not available ]
CrystalDiskMark	77.59 MB/s	74.25 MB/s	https://bit.ly/3qp4mn4

Media Gallery

A collection of photos of tested hardware. These images can help you identify the physical form, model, and variant of the hardware in question. These photos are from our own documentation, and if they are not available we may not be able to document them.

Nearby Competitors

Shows two other devices with slightly higher scores and two others with slightly lower scores on the same benchmarks. Useful to see how competitive these devices are.

CrystalDiskMark

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	Samsung EVO Plus 64GB	124.57 MB/s	34.55 MB/s	104.8%
Higher	Hitachi HTS543232A7A384	80.74 MB/s	79.69 MB/s	105.7%
This Hardware	Hitachi HTS545050B9A300	77.59 MB/s	74.25 MB/s	100%
Lower	Maestromemory MicroSDXC 128GB	93.41 MB/s	55.99 MB/s	98.4%
Lower	HGST HTS545050A7E362	97.28 MB/s	50.47 MB/s	97.3%

AS-SSD

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	Hitachi HTS543232A7A384	67.19 MB/s	65.31 MB/s	104.0%
Higher	Maestromemory MicroSDXC 128GB	91.01 MB/s	49.15 MB/s	110.0%
This Hardware	Hitachi HTS545050B9A300	64.13 MB/s	63.27 MB/s	100%
Lower	TOSHIBA MK6465GSXN	66.98 MB/s	55.60 MB/s	96.2%
Lower	SanDisk Ultra SDHC 32GB	91.00 MB/s	21.60 MB/s	88.4%

ATTO Disk Benchmark - 64M

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	Seagate Momentus ST950032-5AS	67.46 MB/s	69.85 MB/s	112.9%
Higher	Maestromemory MicroSDXC 128GB	92.09 MB/s	45.47 MB/s	113.1%
This Hardware	Hitachi HTS545050B9A300	59.40 MB/s	62.21 MB/s	100%
Lower	SanDisk Ultra SDHC 32GB	91.32 MB/s	21.96 MB/s	93.2%
Lower	SanDisk Ultra MicroSDHC 32GB	90.89 MB/s	19.50 MB/s	90.8%

Cross Platform Disk Test

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	SanDisk Ultra SDHC 32GB	89.98 MB/s	21.14 MB/s	102.2%
Higher	SanDisk Ultra MicroSDHC 32GB	90.21 MB/s	21.08 MB/s	102.4%
This Hardware	Hitachi HTS545050B9A300	63.70 MB/s	44.98 MB/s	100%
Lower	Kingston Canvas Select Plus MicroSDXC 64GB	89.56 MB/s	15.71 MB/s	96.9%
Lower	Seagate Momentus Thin ST320LT012-9WS14C	59.23 MB/s	42.67 MB/s	93.8%

About Hitachi HTS545050B9A300

The Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 is a chunky 2.5-inch hard disk with a 500GB capacity, designed for laptops and other portable devices that still rely on SATA-based storage media. It uses a 3Gbps SATA interface (SATA II) and operates at a rotational speed of 5400 RPM, providing a combination of low power consumption and sufficient performance for everyday computing tasks.

Equipped with 8MB of cache, the drive is capable of handling common storage needs such as documents, office applications, multimedia files, and operating system data. Although it has begun to be eclipsed by the speed and efficiency of SSDs, the HTS545050B9A300 remains an economical choice for users who need large capacity without breaking the bank.

The test was conducted using an HP Pavilion dv3-4054TX laptop, with the following configuration: Intel Core i7-720QM processor, 4GB DDR3 Single Channel RAM, and Windows 10 64-bit operating system. In this configuration, the HDD demonstrated standard performance for its class-it was able to run the operating system and basic applications such as browsers, media players, and Office documents stably.

Although not designed for high speeds, the Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 is still reliable for casual users or students, and is suitable for use as a second storage drive in modern systems via an external enclosure. With the Hitachi brand's reputation for reliability, this HDD offers a good balance between price, capacity, and power consumption.

Device Test:

Device: HP Pavilion dv3-4054TX (on HDD Caddy)
CPU: i7 720QM
RAM: 4GB DDR3 Single Channel
OS: Windows 10