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Speed test your HDD in less than a minute.

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
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User rating(50.2)
Value(34.8)
Avg. bench(43.9)
Capacity(990)
Write(73.9)
Mkt. share(0.08)
Age months(113)
Price(95.6)
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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) $40
Samples 1.1M
69
100th
46.7
80th
92.3
60 - 113
99th
1TB
81st
144
96th
6.53
100th
84
97th
$40
83rd
2
Compare WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30
Samples 3.1M
64
100th
55.6
86th
83.4
52 - 109
94th
1TB
81st
140
95th
12.9
100th
135
2nd
$30
91st
3
Compare Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $54
Samples 462k
60
100th
67.9
92nd
91.6
63 - 114
99th
2TB
89th
130
91st
1.75
99th
84
97th
$54
67th
4
Compare Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $78
Samples 112k
59
100th
70.5
93rd
92.1
60 - 114
99th
3TB
93rd
131
92nd
0.45
97th
84
97th
$78
50th
5
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $24
Samples 1.5M
58
100th
72.8
94th
89.2
55 - 112
97th
1TB
81st
133
92nd
4.5
100th
142
1st
$24
96th
6
Compare WD Black 1TB (2013) $40
Samples 240k
58
100th
41.2
76th
82.3
50 - 108
94th
1TB
81st
136
94th
0.7
98th
119
4th
$40
81st
7
Compare Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) $100
Samples 34k
57
99th
66
91st
82.4
52 - 105
94th
4TB
96th
126
90th
0.15
93rd
84
97th
$100
33rd
8
Compare WD Black 2TB (2013) $35
Samples 144k
56
99th
101
99th
88.5
60 - 112
97th
2TB
89th
161
99th
0.44
96th
119
4th
$35
86th
9
Compare WD VelociRaptor 1TB
Samples 8.1k
55
99th
94.6
67 - 117
99th
1TB
81st
159
98th
0.01
71st
137
1st
10
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB $57
Samples 235k
55
99th
92.9
98th
88.3
56 - 113
97th
3TB
93rd
127
90th
0.4
98th
144
1st
$57
64th
11
Compare WD Black 6TB (2015) $217
Samples 5.4k
55
99th
50.6
82nd
91.6
61 - 118
98th
6TB
98th
197
100th
0.02
71st
99
93rd
$217
8th
12
Compare Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) $88
Samples 133k
55
99th
38.3
74th
84.5
53 - 110
95th
2TB
89th
135
93rd
0.33
97th
84
97th
$88
41st
13
Compare Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB
Samples 10k
54
99th
81.8
55 - 104
93rd
4TB
96th
140
95th
0.05
84th
106
92nd
14
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB
Samples 105k
54
99th
83.2
48 - 112
94th
1TB
81st
134
93rd
0.3
96th
121
3rd
15
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB $61
Samples 85k
54
99th
83.6
97th
84.7
51 - 107
95th
3TB
93rd
148
96th
0.25
97th
128
2nd
$61
60th
16
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB $45
Samples 94k
54
99th
73.4
95th
83
43 - 108
94th
2TB
89th
129
91st
0.16
94th
121
3rd
$45
76th
17
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB $50
Samples 815k
54
99th
70.6
93rd
88.2
51 - 114
97th
2TB
89th
130
91st
2.27
99th
144
1st
$50
71st
18
Compare Toshiba P300 3TB $91
Samples 74k
54
99th
57.2
87th
86.6
56 - 108
96th
3TB
93rd
151
97th
0.29
95th
95
94th
$91
39th
19
Compare Toshiba P300 1TB $47
Samples 318k
54
99th
35.4
71st
84.1
52 - 107
95th
1TB
81st
143
96th
1.91
99th
95
94th
$47
74th
20
Compare Toshiba P300 2TB
Samples 100k
54
99th
87.9
58 - 108
97th
2TB
89th
155
98th
0.32
98th
95
94th
21
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB
Samples 19k
53
98th
72.5
44 - 94
88th
4TB
96th
107
83rd
0.02
71st
121
3rd
22
Compare WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) $251
Samples 679
53
98th
26.8
65th
84.1
59 - 101
95th
4TB
96th
140
95th
0.01
71st
110
89th
$251
4th
23
Compare Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB $40
Samples 64k
53
98th
24.2
62nd
48.5
19 - 65
67th
1TB
81st
83.7
68th
0.16
94th
126
3rd
$40
81st
24
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB $64
Samples 344k
53
98th
53.7
85th
85.7
49 - 108
96th
2TB
89th
151
97th
1.46
99th
128
2nd
$64
58th
25
Compare WD Red 4TB (2013) $147
Samples 55k
53
98th
40.8
76th
74.9
46 - 100
89th
4TB
96th
125
90th
0.24
94th
120
3rd
$147
19th
26
Compare WD Blue 4TB (2015) $85
Samples 124k
53
98th
75.5
95th
80.2
49 - 101
92nd
4TB
96th
130
91st
0.49
98th
97
93rd
$85
43rd
27
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB $20
Samples 763k
53
98th
82.8
96th
84
47 - 107
94th
1TB
81st
142
96th
3.43
100th
128
2nd
$20
98th
28
Compare Toshiba X300 4TB $92
Samples 23k
53
98th
73.1
94th
84
57 - 104
94th
4TB
96th
146
96th
0.11
86th
95
94th
$92
38th
29
Compare HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB $129
Samples 7.9k
53
98th
45.3
79th
73
47 - 92
89th
4TB
96th
128
90th
0.01
71st
117
15th
$129
25th
30
Compare Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016) $160
Samples 26k
53
98th
44.8
78th
89.6
62 - 108
98th
4TB
96th
153
98th
0.24
96th
84
97th
$160
16th
31
Compare WD Black 4TB (2016) $170
Samples 9.8k
53
98th
43.5
77th
92.4
68 - 113
99th
4TB
96th
165
99th
0.07
87th
87
95th
$170
14th
32
Compare Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)
Samples 66k
53
98th
81.8
39 - 111
93rd
1TB
81st
134
93rd
0.15
92nd
84
97th
33
Compare WD Gold 12TB (2017) $225
Samples 1.2k
53
98th
120
99th
113
72 - 138
100th
12TB
100th
197
100th
0.02
71st
69+
99th
$225
8th
34
Compare Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018) $45
Samples 695k
53
98th
77.2
96th
86.9
53 - 106
96th
2TB
89th
142
96th
4.82
100th
66+
100th
$45
77th
35
Compare HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
Samples 546k
52
97th
59.1
35 - 75
81st
1TB
81st
102
80th
1.94
99th
117+
17th
36
Compare Toshiba X300 5TB
Samples 12k
52
97th
88.2
63 - 109
97th
5TB
97th
148
96th
0.05
87th
95
94th
37
Compare Toshiba X300 6TB
Samples 5.5k
52
97th
86.8
58 - 109
96th
6TB
98th
149
97th
0.01
84th
95
94th
38
Compare Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Samples 138k
52
97th
59.2
39 - 75
81st
1TB
81st
86.2
71st
0.27
94th
167
0th
39
Compare Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB $84
Samples 12k
52
97th
42.4
77th
89
56 - 113
97th
2TB
89th
153
98th
0.12
71st
141
1st
$84
44th
40
Compare WD Red 3TB (2012) $64
Samples 68k
52
97th
63.3
91st
67.3
42 - 88
86th
3TB
93rd
114
85th
0.29
95th
134
2nd
$64
58th
41
Compare WD Green 3TB (2011) $130
Samples 112k
52
97th
28.8
66th
62.3
40 - 83
82nd
3TB
93rd
102
80th
0.29
95th
149
1st
$130
24th
42
Compare WD Purple 2TB (2014) $50
Samples 19k
52
97th
52.9
84th
66.2
39 - 86
85th
2TB
89th
115
86th
0.16
91st
110
89th
$50
71st
43
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB $18
Samples 574k
52
97th
32.4
69th
58.4
27 - 88
80th
500GB
61st
99.3
79th
2.33
99th
117+
10th
$18
99th
44
Compare WD Red 2TB (2012) $70
Samples 64k
52
97th
37.9
74th
66.4
45 - 86
85th
2TB
89th
112
84th
0.16
94th
134
2nd
$70
54th
45
Compare WD Blue 3TB (2015) $41
Samples 75k
52
97th
102
99th
70.6
46 - 96
88th
3TB
93rd
114
85th
0.17
94th
97
93rd
$41
80th
46
Compare WD Blue 2TB (2015) $78
Samples 253k
52
97th
33.2
70th
64.8
40 - 84
84th
2TB
89th
107
83rd
0.81
98th
97
93rd
$78
50th
47
Compare WD Green 2TB (2011) $55
Samples 212k
52
97th
37
72nd
50.9
31 - 67
71st
2TB
89th
85
70th
0.38
98th
149
1st
$55
66th
48
Compare WD Black 4TB (2012) $339
Samples 4.1k
52
97th
17.5
56th
74.1
49 - 93
89th
4TB
96th
124
89th
0.02
71st
130
2nd
$339
1st
49
Compare WD Black 1TB (2010) $50
Samples 257k
52
97th
22.7
61st
56.8
35 - 76
78th
1TB
81st
93.9
76th
0.5
97th
163
0th
$50
71st
50
Compare Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) $210
Samples 362
52
97th
74.3
95th
78
44 - 117
91st
10TB
100th
130
91st
0
46th
84
97th
$210
9th
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Intel Core i5-13600K $316Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $54G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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