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We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs.[HDrivePro]

1,015 HDDs
Brand
Seller
User rating(50.2)
Value(27.4)
Avg. bench(43.9)
Capacity(990)
Write(73.9)
Mkt. share(0.08)
Age months(135)
Price(113)

FAQ

What is effective Hard Drive speed?

A measure of how well a Hard Drive responds to typical consumer access patterns. Toshiba P300 ≈ 100%... more

What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?

A measure of real world Hard Drive performance and capacity per unit cost... more

What does MBps mean?

MBps and MB/s refer to megabytes per second which are units of data transfer speed... more

How big is 16GB?

Approximately enough space to hold 3,200 mp3 audio files... more

What is AS SSD real world copy speed?

The speed at which files can be copied from from one directory to another on the same drive... more

What is 4K random read speed?

A measure of how quickly multiple small files can be read from a device... more

What is 4K random write speed?

A measure of how quickly multiple small files can be written to a device... more

What is queue depth?

The number of simultaneous requests on a drive's request queue... more

What is incompressible data?

Data that cannot be compressed e.g. most music, video and image file formats... more

What is sequential read speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be read from a device... more

What is sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

NAND and V-NAND are both types of flash memory which is a class of non-volatile memory that retains data even in the absence of an electrical current... more

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

NVMe, AHCI and IDE are transfer protocols (languages). They run on top of transfer interfaces such as PCIe or SATA (spoken, written)... more

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

3D XPoint is the name given by Intel and Micron to their jointly developed, revolutionary storage technology as employed in Intel’s Optane memory... more

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

In terms or write performance, durability and price SLC > MLC > TLC... more

What is sustained sequential write speed?

A measure of how quickly large files can be written to a device... more

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1
Compare Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) €39
Samples 1.6M
68
100th
39.4
78th
85.4
46 - 111
96th
1TB
81st
144
96th
7.18
100th
105
97th
€39
87th
2
Compare WD Blue 1TB (2012) €39
Samples 3.1M
64
100th
38.5
76th
83.4
52 - 109
94th
1TB
81st
140
95th
12.2
100th
156
2nd
€39
87th
3
Compare Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) €74
Samples 462k
60
100th
44.6
84th
91.6
63 - 114
99th
2TB
89th
130
91st
1.82
99th
105
97th
€74
64th
4
Compare Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) €179
Samples 112k
59
100th
27.8
67th
92.1
60 - 114
99th
3TB
93rd
131
92nd
0.36
97th
105
97th
€179
19th
5
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB €33
Samples 1.5M
58
100th
48.7
90th
89.2
55 - 112
97th
1TB
81st
133
92nd
4.32
100th
163
1st
€33
90th
6
Compare WD Black 1TB (2013) €82
Samples 240k
58
100th
18.1
48th
82.3
50 - 108
94th
1TB
81st
136
94th
0.71
98th
140
4th
€82
57th
7
Compare WD Black 2TB (2013) €89
Samples 144k
57
99th
35.8
75th
88.5
60 - 112
97th
2TB
89th
161
99th
0.49
98th
140
4th
€89
52nd
8
Compare Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) €195
Samples 34k
57
99th
30.4
69th
82.4
52 - 105
94th
4TB
96th
126
90th
0.08
92nd
105
97th
€195
16th
9
Compare WD VelociRaptor 1TB
Samples 8.1k
55
99th
94.6
67 - 117
99th
1TB
81st
159
98th
0.01
81st
158
1st
10
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB €78
Samples 235k
55
99th
61
96th
88.3
56 - 113
97th
3TB
93rd
127
90th
0.43
98th
165
1st
€78
61st
11
Compare WD Black 6TB (2015) €219
Samples 5.4k
55
99th
45.2
85th
91.6
61 - 118
99th
6TB
98th
197
100th
0.02
71st
120
93rd
€219
13th
12
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB €62
Samples 815k
55
99th
51.2
92nd
88.2
51 - 114
97th
2TB
89th
130
91st
2.08
99th
165
1st
€62
73rd
13
Compare Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)
Samples 133k
55
99th
84.5
53 - 110
95th
2TB
89th
135
93rd
0.35
97th
105
97th
14
Compare Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB
Samples 10k
54
99th
81.8
55 - 104
93rd
4TB
96th
140
95th
0.05
81st
127
92nd
15
Compare Toshiba X300 4TB
Samples 23k
54
99th
84
57 - 104
94th
4TB
96th
146
96th
0.12
93rd
116
94th
16
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB €130
Samples 94k
54
99th
23
56th
83
43 - 108
94th
2TB
89th
129
91st
0.19
94th
142
3rd
€130
29th
17
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB €50
Samples 105k
54
99th
30
68th
83.2
48 - 112
94th
1TB
81st
134
93rd
0.27
95th
142
3rd
€50
81st
18
Compare Toshiba P300 2TB €123
Samples 100k
54
99th
25.7
63rd
87.9
58 - 108
97th
2TB
89th
155
98th
0.44
98th
116
94th
€123
32nd
19
Compare Toshiba P300 3TB
Samples 74k
54
99th
86.6
56 - 108
96th
3TB
93rd
151
97th
0.4
97th
116
94th
20
Compare Toshiba P300 1TB €85
Samples 318k
54
99th
17.8
47th
84.1
52 - 107
95th
1TB
81st
143
96th
1.76
99th
116
94th
€85
55th
21
Compare HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB
Samples 7.9k
53
98th
73
47 - 92
89th
4TB
96th
128
90th
0.03
81st
138
15th
22
Compare WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) €119
Samples 679
53
98th
50.7
92nd
84.1
59 - 101
95th
4TB
96th
140
95th
0.01
44th
131
89th
€119
34th
23
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB €58
Samples 344k
53
98th
53.5
94th
85.7
49 - 108
96th
2TB
89th
151
97th
1.36
99th
149
2nd
€58
77th
24
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB €170
Samples 19k
53
98th
30.7
70th
72.5
44 - 94
89th
4TB
96th
107
83rd
0.09
84th
142
3rd
€170
21st
25
Compare Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB €40
Samples 64k
53
98th
22.1
54th
48.5
19 - 65
68th
1TB
81st
83.7
69th
0.12
95th
147
3rd
€40
86th
26
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB €99
Samples 85k
53
98th
46.2
86th
84.7
51 - 107
95th
3TB
93rd
148
96th
0.21
96th
149
2nd
€99
45th
27
Compare WD Red 4TB (2013) €124
Samples 55k
53
98th
43.5
82nd
74.9
46 - 100
90th
4TB
96th
125
90th
0.25
94th
141
3rd
€124
31st
28
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB €54
Samples 763k
53
98th
28
67th
84
47 - 107
94th
1TB
81st
142
96th
3.15
100th
149
2nd
€54
79th
29
Compare WD Blue 4TB (2015) €109
Samples 124k
53
98th
53
94th
80.2
49 - 101
92nd
4TB
96th
130
91st
0.64
97th
118
93rd
€109
40th
30
Compare Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016) €100
Samples 26k
53
98th
64.6
97th
89.6
62 - 108
98th
4TB
96th
153
98th
0.2
94th
105
97th
€100
44th
31
Compare Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016) €99
Samples 66k
53
98th
14.9
40th
81.8
39 - 111
93rd
1TB
81st
134
93rd
0.12
96th
105
97th
€99
45th
32
Compare WD Black 4TB (2016) €279
Samples 9.8k
53
98th
23.9
58th
92.4
68 - 113
99th
4TB
96th
165
99th
0.06
85th
108
95th
€279
9th
33
Compare WD Gold 12TB (2017) €410
Samples 1.2k
53
98th
59.4
96th
113
72 - 138
100th
12TB
100th
197
100th
0.01
71st
90+
99th
€410
3rd
34
Compare Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018) €65
Samples 695k
53
98th
48.2
89th
86.9
53 - 106
96th
2TB
89th
142
96th
6.32
100th
87+
100th
€65
70th
35
Compare HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
Samples 546k
52
97th
59.1
35 - 75
81st
1TB
81st
102
80th
1.4
99th
138+
17th
36
Compare Toshiba X300 6TB
Samples 5.5k
52
97th
86.8
58 - 109
96th
6TB
98th
149
97th
0.02
81st
116
94th
37
Compare Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Samples 138k
52
97th
59.2
39 - 75
81st
1TB
81st
86.2
71st
0.24
94th
188
0th
38
Compare Toshiba X300 5TB
Samples 12k
52
97th
88.2
63 - 109
97th
5TB
97th
148
96th
0.04
84th
116
94th
39
Compare WD Green 3TB (2011) €85
Samples 112k
52
97th
39.6
78th
62.3
40 - 83
83rd
3TB
93rd
102
80th
0.29
96th
170
1st
€85
55th
40
Compare WD Red 3TB (2012) €118
Samples 68k
52
97th
30.8
70th
67.3
42 - 88
86th
3TB
93rd
114
85th
0.3
95th
155
2nd
€118
36th
41
Compare Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB €89
Samples 12k
52
97th
36
75th
89
56 - 113
97th
2TB
89th
153
98th
0.06
85th
162
1st
€89
52nd
42
Compare WD Purple 2TB (2014) €86
Samples 19k
52
97th
27.7
66th
66.2
39 - 86
85th
2TB
89th
115
86th
0.09
91st
131
89th
€86
55th
43
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB €20
Samples 574k
52
97th
26.3
64th
58.4
27 - 88
80th
500GB
61st
99.3
79th
2.16
99th
139+
10th
€20
97th
44
Compare WD Red 2TB (2012) €83
Samples 64k
52
97th
28.8
68th
66.4
45 - 86
85th
2TB
89th
112
84th
0.3
95th
155
2nd
€83
56th
45
Compare WD Black 4TB (2012)
Samples 4.1k
52
97th
74.1
49 - 93
89th
4TB
96th
124
89th
0.01
74th
151
2nd
46
Compare WD Black 1TB (2010) €65
Samples 257k
52
97th
15.7
41st
56.8
35 - 76
78th
1TB
81st
93.9
76th
0.39
97th
184
0th
€65
69th
47
Compare WD Blue 3TB (2015) €89
Samples 75k
52
97th
42.8
81st
70.6
46 - 96
88th
3TB
93rd
114
85th
0.27
96th
118
93rd
€89
52nd
48
Compare WD Green 2TB (2011) €105
Samples 212k
52
97th
17.5
46th
50.9
31 - 67
72nd
2TB
89th
85
70th
0.36
97th
170
1st
€105
42nd
49
Compare WD Blue 2TB (2015) €60
Samples 253k
52
97th
38.9
77th
64.8
40 - 84
84th
2TB
89th
107
83rd
0.93
99th
118
93rd
€60
74th
50
Compare Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) €249
Samples 483
52
97th
55.2
95th
76.3
15 - 107
91st
10TB
100th
138
94th
0.01
71st
105
97th
€249
11th
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