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Toshiba

MK5061GSYN 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 42% (462nd of 1015)

Based on 5,635 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MK5061GSYN
Poor: 20%Average: 42% Great: 56%

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Below average average bench

The Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB averaged 58.0% 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 0.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.55MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 29MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 72.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,635 samples)
Rank 46242%
Min Avg Max
20.8 Read 72.7 98.9
37.2 Write 74.6 98.9
16.1 Mixed 29 38.3
35.4 SusWrite 73.5 102
45.5% 62.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.47 0.6
0.8 4K Write 1.55 1.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.55 0.7
109% 0.86 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: MH000K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 97.8
Write 96.2
Mixed 40.9
SusWrite 94.1
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
176GB free
Firmware: MH000C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 86 87 86 85 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 92.4
Write 89.5
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 85.5
54% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: MH000D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 82 83 84 82 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 86.2
Write 94.6
Mixed 26.7
SusWrite 82.4
53% 72.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MH000C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 69 57 77 81 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 87.6
Write 89.9
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 73.4
51% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
140GB free
Firmware: MH001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 79 81 81 81 MB/s
43.9% Average
Read 72
Write 77.2
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 80.8
48% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
196GB free
Firmware: MH000C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 72 72 73 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 66.3
Write 69.7
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 71.7
42% 57.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: MH000K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 55 54 55 55 MB/s
33.8% Below average
Read 63.1
Write 49.9
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 54.5
35% 48.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop 62%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Toshiba Qosmio X875

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel  $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples38x
Core i7-3610QMIntel  $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples8x
Core i7-3840QMIntel  $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples1x
GPU
GTX 670MNvidiaBench 10%, 2,951 samples22x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples22x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples2x
SSD
850 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples3x
Savage 240GBHyperX  $120Bench 89%, 39,518 samples2x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung  $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples2x
RAM
TSB1600D3S1ELD/4GE 3x4GBKingstonBench 40%, 67 samples6x
M471B5273CH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 136 samples5x
TSB1600D3S1ELD/4GE 2x4GBKingstonBench 50%, 624 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $550

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