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Toshiba HDWD105(X|E)ZSTA HDWD105UZSVA

HDWD105 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 78% (87th of 1015)

Based on 9,420 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA HDWD105, TOSHIB HDWD105
Poor: 44%Average: 78% Great: 104%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba HDWD105 500GB averaged 22.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWD105 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.56MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.93MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWD105 500GB is 60.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWD105 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 28.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,420 samples)
Rank 8778%
Min Avg Max
61.1 Read 140 184
65.6 Write 136 183
16 Mixed 28.4 45.7
61.2 SusWrite 131 184
78.6% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.93 1.1
0.9 4K Write 1.86 2.3
0.3 4K Mixed 0.56 0.7
136% 1.12 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
465GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 176 179 181 171 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 169
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 177
98% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 179 178 177 178 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 126
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 178
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.2 MB/s
396GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 176 160 167 178 168 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 163
Mixed 29
SusWrite 168
96% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
329GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 132 141 152 143 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 160
Write 152
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 143
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.33 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 142 142 141 143 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 113
Write 120
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 142
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.27 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 48 49 52 57 56 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 155
Write 128
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 50.2
67% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.03 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,308,056 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Asus H110M-R

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples921x
Core i3-7100Intel  $70Bench 57%, 79,299 samples373x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples272x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples521x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples340x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples302x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples245x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples144x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples120x
RAM
1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 25,310 samples114x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples93x
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $197

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