Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

MD04ACA400 4TB
BENCHMARKS (10,635)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $140

Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score +18% Read -7%, Write -3%, 4K Read 156%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed 22%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score +35% Read -9%, Write -5%, 4K Read 292%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment -802%User Rating -10%, Market Share -3,108%, Price -70%, Value -19%Nice To Haves -0%Age -0%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 81.8% (68^th of 1014)

Based on 10,635 user benchmarks. Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4

Poor: 55%Average: 81.8% Great: 104%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.33MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.06MB/s

See where your HDD ranks →

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB is 48.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,635 samples)

Rank 6881.8%

Min	Avg	Max
92.8	Read 145	184
88.2	Write 140	179
44.2	Mixed 61.9	70.9
84.2	SusWrite 139	182
88.7% 122 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.2	4K Read 3.33	6.7
1.2	4K Write 2.12	2.4
0.6	4K Mixed 1.06	1.2
296% 2.17 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

3TB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 175 169 175 MB/s

97.4% Outstanding

Write 164

Mixed 71.8

SusWrite 172

104% 143 MB/s

4K Read 5.5

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1.1

394% 2.97 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 157 160 162 158 MB/s

95% Outstanding

Write 172

Mixed 67.9

SusWrite 160

104% 142 MB/s

4K Read 5.8

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1.1

406% 3.07 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

289GB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 157 162 142 149 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 99.4

Mixed 50.1

SusWrite 151

72% 98.2 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 1.1

212% 1.43 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

563GB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 117 118 118 116 MB/s

67.1% Good

Write 119

Mixed 55.3

SusWrite 117

74% 102 MB/s

4K Read 1.6

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 1

215% 1.53 MB/s

10,635 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,311,612 HDDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MD04ACA400 4TB Builds (Compare 18,207 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 98%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 105%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $199

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,464x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	3,155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,781x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,084x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,146x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,079x

SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	739x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	695x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	539x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	668x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	438x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	409x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $775

Popular MD04ACA400 4TB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. ^[HDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

Comments

HDrivePro

level
0

Toshiba 7200 RPM 3.5-inch 64MB...

Added 9 years ago.

USA-User

level
9,834

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

6 years ago.

ROU-User

level
4,615

Excellent

6 years ago.

I have problems in first boot, 0,1 mb/sec max

Your
opinion?

▲Like ▼Dislike

Ready to retire
Age: 9 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1014 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

What is 4K random write speed?

What is 4K random read speed?

What is AS SSD real world copy speed?

How big is 16GB?

What does MBps mean?

Hard Drives

What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?

What is effective Hard Drive speed?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

Average Bench: 81.8% (68^th of 1014)

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

Strengths

Average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $199

Popular MD04ACA400 4TB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

Excellent

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

		$1408 years
		$14919 mins

Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

Average Bench: 81.8% (68th of 1014)

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

Strengths

Average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $199

Popular MD04ACA400 4TB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

Excellent

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 81.8% (68^th of 1014)