Toshiba PH3500U-1I72

MD04ACA500 5TB

MD04ACA500 5TB
BENCHMARKS (3,810)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $154

Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score +18% Read -5%, Write 1%, 4K Read 162%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -51%, 4K Mixed 21%, SusWrite -2%Peak Score +40% Read -5%, Write -1%, 4K Read 330%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -54%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -17%, Market Share -30,622%, Price -87%, Value -1%Nice To Haves -0%Age -0%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 85.4% (45^th of 1015)

Based on 3,810 user benchmarks. Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA500, TOSHIBA MD04ACA5

Poor: 57%Average: 85.4% Great: 110%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB averaged just 14.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.05MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB is 52.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 146MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,810 samples)

Rank 4585.4%

Min	Avg	Max
92	Read 148	190
93.8	Write 146	186
39.5	Mixed 54.5	63.7
97.1	SusWrite 148	196
90.4% 124 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.06	4K Read 3.4	7.35
1.4	4K Write 2.13	2.4
0.56	4K Mixed 1.05	1.2
298% 2.19 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

PRT-User, 20 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: FP1U

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 194 193 195 193 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 190

Mixed 63.3

SusWrite 192

116% 160 MB/s

4K Read 6.7

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1.1

448% 3.43 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 158 155 157 156 MB/s

99.9% Outstanding

Write 189

Mixed 62.7

SusWrite 156

109% 150 MB/s

4K Read 5.7

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1.1

402% 3.03 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 158 155 156 156 MB/s

99.1% Outstanding

Write 189

Mixed 63.9

SusWrite 156

108% 149 MB/s

4K Read 5.1

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1.1

377% 2.83 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: FP1A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 127 135 135 128 135 MB/s

85.9% Excellent

Write 162

Mixed 50.2

SusWrite 132

93% 128 MB/s

4K Read 4

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1.2

343% 2.5 MB/s

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Typical MD04ACA500 5TB Builds (Compare 26,214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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 PH3500U-1I72

MD04ACA500 5TB

Average Bench: 85.4% (45^th of 1015)

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Toshiba PH3500U-1I72

MD04ACA500 5TB

Average Bench: 85.4% (45th of 1015)

Popular builds with this HDD

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Below average consistency

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

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Average Bench: 85.4% (45^th of 1015)