Toshiba HDWA120(X|E)ZSTA

E300 2TB

▲ E300 2TB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -61%Read -31%, Write -20%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -214%, 4K Mixed -73%, SusWrite -27%Peak Score -53%Read -31%, Write -23%, 4K Read -71%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -131%, 4K Mixed -70%, SusWrite -30%Value & Sentiment User Rating -17%, Market Share -33,222%, Price 21%, Value -37%Nice To Haves +10% Age 10%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 68.3% (139^th of 1015)

Based on 2,046 user benchmarks. Models: TOSHIBA HDWA120, TOSHIB HDWA120

Poor: 44%Average: 68.3% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Toshiba E300 2TB averaged 31.7% 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 0.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.95MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba E300 2TB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba E300 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 26.2MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 119MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,046 samples)

Rank 13968.3%

Min	Avg	Max
68.3	Read 119	153
70	Write 120	153
13.4	Mixed 26.2	42.5
75.8	SusWrite 119	151
69.4% 96.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 0.84	1
1.21	4K Write 1.95	2.2
0.3	4K Mixed 0.5	0.6
126% 1.09 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 15 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: MZ4OACF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 127 129 127 127 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 153

Mixed 21.6

SusWrite 127

81% 113 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.5

134% 1.2 MB/s

POL-User, 10 days ago.

114GB free

Firmware: MZ4OACF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 135 140 136 137 MB/s

76.4% Very good

Write 138

Mixed 29.8

SusWrite 137

78% 108 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.5

136% 1.2 MB/s

CZE-User, 17 days ago.

45GB free

Firmware: MZ4OACF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 129 126 119 97 MB/s

73.4% Very good

Write 122

Mixed 28.3

SusWrite 123

73% 102 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.5

130% 1.13 MB/s

BEL-User, 2 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: MZ4OACF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 99 99 99 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 74.8

Mixed 23.2

SusWrite 98.8

52% 71.5 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.6

137% 1.13 MB/s

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	519x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	414x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	645x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	331x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	215x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	106x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	74x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	65x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples	116x
Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 37%, 8,300 samples	78x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	68x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $242

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Toshiba HDWA120(X|E)ZSTA

E300 2TB

Average Bench: 68.3% (139^th of 1015)

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E300 2TB

Average Bench: 68.3% (139th of 1015)

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