Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra review
Corsair 5000D PC Chassis Review
NZXT Kraken X63 RGB Review
ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT STRIX OC LC Review
TerraMaster F5-221 NAS Review
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X TRIO Review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 NITRO+ review
Corsair HS70 Bluetooth Headset Review
MSI MEG X570 Unify review
Scythe Ninja 5 air cooler review

New Downloads
3DMark Download v2.16.7117 + Time Spy
Prime95 download version 30.4 build 6
Crystal DiskMark 8.0.1 Download
Corsair Utility Engine Download (iCUE) Download v3.37.140
ReShade download v4.9.1
GeForce 461.09 WHQL driver download
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: DCH 27.20.100.9126
HWiNFO Download v6.41–4345 Beta
MSI Afterburner 4.6.3 Beta 4 Download
BaseMark GPU Benchmark v1.2.3 download


New Forum Topics
Radeon Adrenalin Edition 20.12.1 driver download & disccussion Games with the Unity engine stutter [SOLVED] RX 580 - Overheating after applying new termal paste :( Vulkan does not work , help please. Premium Z590 motherboards to become brutally expensive, one mobo even passes 1500 EUR CD Projekt apologizes for the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and shows 2021 roadmap Will the 1st driver of 2021 be more then a common update? Failed/Bad Asrock Phantom Radeon 6800? NVIDIA Profile Inspector 2.3.0.12 12pin power conversion cable "PP12-EPS" from SilverStone




Guru3D.com » News » List of hardware failure rates

List of hardware failure rates

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/12/2011 12:17 PM | source: | 0 comment(s)

An interesting post was found at French Hardware.fr as they published a list of computer hardware failure rates, you can check it out over here. It's in French but with the help of Google's Translator it shouldn't be too hard to understand, each page gives failure rates for the most popular brands and also provides failure rates for specific components.

The data originates from a large French e-tailer, it covers returns created before October 2010 for hardware sold between October 1, 2009 and April 1, 2010. The brand failure rates are compiled using a minimum sample of 500 sales, while model failure rates are calculated using a minimum sample of 100 sales.

In the motherboard market there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between manufacturers:

  • Gigabyte 2,33% (contre 2,36%)
  • MSI 2,44% (contre 2,54%)
  • ASUS 2,49% (contre 3,05%)
  • ASRock 2,71% (contre 2,21%)

The memory market shows quite a different story, especially OCZ dropped the ball as its failure rate increase more than doubled compared to the last report.

  •  Kingston 0,30% (contre 0,37%)
  • Crucial 0,93% (contre 0,78%)
  • Corsair 1,41% (contre 1,66%)
  • G.Skill 2,73% (contre 1,53%)
  • OCZ 6,76% (contre 2,76%)

The HDD is likely one of the most critical components in your computer, in this category Maxtor received the best ranking:

  • Maxtor 1,04% (contre 1,73%)
  • Western Digital 1,45% (contre 0,99%)
  • Seagate 2,13% (contre 2,58%)
  • Samsung 2,47% (contre 1,93%)
  • Hitachi 3,39% (contre 0,92%)

SSD failure rates are also listed and although you usually hear that SSDs are more durable than HDDs the numbers show a different story. Only Intel SSDs seem to score significantly better than HDDs.

  • Intel 0,59%
  • Corsair 2,17%
  • Crucial 2,25%
  • Kingston 2,39%
  • OCZ 2,93%






« ZOtax releases three ION-ITX motherboards · List of hardware failure rates · Enermax Hoplite with hot-swap HDD dock »


Guru3D.com © 2021