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Toshiba

HDWN180 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 103% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 898 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWN180
Poor: 68%Average: 103% Great: 131%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba HDWN180 8TB averaged 3.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWN180 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.17MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWN180 8TB is 62.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWN180 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 84.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 898 samples)
Rank 2103%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 180 228
115 Write 183 226
55 Mixed 84.7 98.9
112 SusWrite 179 233
114% 157 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.65 2.4
1.69 4K Write 5.17 6.6
0.4 4K Mixed 0.67 0.9
239% 2.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 211 213 211 209 214 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 209
Mixed 91.1
SusWrite 211
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.9
269% 2.6 MB/s
225GB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 220 222 219 216 212 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 195
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 217
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.7
273% 3 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 183 183 189 185 185 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 213
Mixed 92.4
SusWrite 182
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1
305% 3.03 MB/s
961GB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 212 203 201 212 211 MB/s
92.8% Outstanding
Read 114
Write 125
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 208
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.5
220% 2.7 MB/s
180GB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 144 150 145 147 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 156
Write 161
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 150
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.6
228% 2.57 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 179 180 176 176 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 111
Write 126
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 177
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
179% 1.6 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 142 150 143 149 140 MB/s
80.2% Excellent
Read 133
Write 139
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 145
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.9
221% 1.93 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) - $160

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,085x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples997x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples620x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples449x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples377x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples340x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples229x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples186x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples149x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $900

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