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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 69% (131st of 1015)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: TP04000GB
Poor: 49%Average: 69% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The TP04000GB 4TB averaged 30.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TP04000GB 4TB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the TP04000GB 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 89.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 13169%
Min Avg Max
48 Read 127 168
37.8 Write 114 160
47 Mixed 89.1 141
50.4 SusWrite 108 154
80.9% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.8 1.1
1.3 4K Write 2.6 3.71
0.4 4K Mixed 0.84 1.2
175% 1.41 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 138 138 139 139 MB/s
87.9% Excellent
Read 168
Write 160
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 138
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 155 154 153 154 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 151
Write 139
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 154
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 128 124 127 128 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 153
Mixed 101
SusWrite 126
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.83 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 129 128 128 127 129 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 125
Write 113
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 126
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 110 107 109 110 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 130
Write 104
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 107
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 102 109 103 102 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 116
Write 111
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 97.6
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.63 MB/s
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Typical TP04000GB 4TB Builds (Compare 11,869 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,973x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,731x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,636x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples935x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples871x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples770x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples454x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples443x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples345x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples337x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $772

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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