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Toshiba

HDWF180 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 104% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 2,355 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWF180
Poor: 68%Average: 104% Great: 133%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba HDWF180 8TB averaged 4.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWF180 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.45MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWF180 8TB is 64.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWF180 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 86.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,355 samples)
Rank 2104%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 181 234
116 Write 183 231
64.6 Mixed 86.2 101
120 SusWrite 182 231
115% 158 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.66 2.5
3.45 4K Write 5.45 6.6
0.5 4K Mixed 0.67 0.9
245% 2.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 218 223 221 224 220 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 209
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 221
134% 184 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.9
261% 2.37 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 216 217 214 217 218 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 219
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 216
132% 181 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.7
294% 3.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 204 202 204 209 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 206
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 203
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.7
250% 2.53 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 188 193 193 192 189 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 219
Mixed 92
SusWrite 188
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.9
268% 2.37 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 144 151 133 136 130 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 148
Write 152
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 138
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.7
255% 2.8 MB/s
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Typical HDWF180 8TB Builds (Compare 15,528 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 150%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 139%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,474x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,361x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples1,119x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,037x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples802x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples738x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples582x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples522x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,073

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