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DT01ACA200 2TB

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Release date: Q1 2013.

Average Bench: 85.7% (42nd of 1015)

Based on 344,862 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA DT01ACA200, TOSHIBA DT01ACA2, DT01ACA200

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]

Poor: 49%Average: 85.7% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB averaged just 14.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.02MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB is 58.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 30.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 344,862 samples)
Rank 4285.7%
Min Avg Max
77.7 Read 150 188
89.5 Write 151 190
17.4 Mixed 30.5 49.3
88.5 SusWrite 148 191
86.7% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.02 1.2
0.84 4K Write 2.04 2.4
0.3 4K Mixed 0.58 0.8
144% 1.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 166 174 173 172 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 186
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 173
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.13 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 177 177 177 177 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 173
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 176
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 150 169 171 171 MB/s
98.8% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 188
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 157
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
507GB free
Firmware: MX4OABS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 156 157 156 156 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 181
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 156
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
448GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 148 147 149 148 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 183
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 147
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.3 MB/s
625GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 135 136 135 137 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 154
Write 139
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 134
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
580GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 123 133 131 129 131 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 148
Write 155
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 130
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 97 94 96 99 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 147
Write 169
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 96.4
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
134% 1.17 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $80 @ launch in Jan '13
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Gaming
Gaming 32%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,970x
Core i7-9700Intel  $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples1,509x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples326x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples915x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples695x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples642x
SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba  $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples158x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples468x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples359x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $292

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 Comments

HDrivePro
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Official site storage.toshiba.eu/...

Toshiba’s 7200 RPM 3.5-inch (8.9cm) HDD series...

Added 9 years ago.
USA-User
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

12 months ago.

3 years in and its clicking and getting slow i have to replace it

POL-User
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4,568

Terrible

12 months ago.

Got a new one and it broke after 3 months of use... WTF

GRC-User
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Excellent

6 years ago.

So far, for a low cost HDD, it's more than I could expect.

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Outstanding

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