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Best Bench: 108% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 49% 1TB free (System drive)
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 42nd / 1014
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Best Bench: 112% 931GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 427GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
SPEED RANK: 27th / 1014
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		85.7 % 89.2 % +4%
Average Score 
+18%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		150 MB/s 158 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+5%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		151 MB/s Faster write speed.
+14% 		133 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		1.02 MB/s Much faster random read.
+31% 		0.78 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		2.04 MB/s Faster random write.
+26% 		1.62 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		30.5 MB/s 77.5 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+154%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.58 MB/s 0.77 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+33%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		148 MB/s 153 MB/s +3%
Peak Score 
+12%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		188 MB/s 201 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+7%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		190 MB/s +2% 186 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		1.2 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+20% 		1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		2.4 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+14% 		2.1 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		49.3 MB/s 89.4 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+81%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.8 MB/s 1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+25%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		191 MB/s 201 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+5%
Value & Sentiment 
+44%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.33 % 4.1 % Hugely higher market share.
+208%
Value
Value For Money 		85.7 % Much better value.
+59% 		54.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 58 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
Price
Price (score) 		$40 $33 Cheaper.
+17%
Nice To Haves 
+9%
Age
Newest 		135 Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		149 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		2TB 1TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.7%
Average Bench 89.2%
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The 2TB Toshiba DT01ACA200 is a 3.5" desktop hard drive. This model sports a rotation speed of 7,200 RPM and is reasonably power efficient for a 2TB desktop drive consuming just 6.4 Watts when loaded and 5.2 Watts when idle. The DT01ACA200 has impressive performance with peak sequential read/write speeds of 193/182 MB/s and peak 4k read/write speeds of 1.16/2.28 MBps. These raw figures produce an effective speed of 141 MBps which ranks the 2TB DT01ACA200 amongst the top handful of 2TB hard drives. Not only is the 2TB DT01ACA200 a great performer but it is also priced aggressively and therefore represents superb value for money for a 2TB capacity drive. Comparing the 2TB and 3TB versions shows that performance is very similar but the 3TB offers 50% more capacity for just 25% more cash which makes the difference between good and great value for money. [Nov '14 HDrivePro]

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The 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 boasts impressive peak sequential read/write Lab speeds of 195/193 MB/s. These best case burst speeds indicate what the Barracuda is capable of under Lab perfect test conditions. Our real world benchmarks have been sourced from hundreds of users and give a better sense of how well this drive actually performs on a day to day basis. The 1TB 7200.14 has an average UBM sequential read/write speed of 147 MB/s, which is a superb result, especially for a budget drive. With 4K random read/write speeds of 0.77/1.53 MB/s small file performance is also respectable making the 1TB Barracuda a very good all round performer. In terms of value for money the relatively small 1TB drive is not as good value as its larger 3TB sibling but in the 1 TB category this is one of the best value for money drives available. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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