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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]

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User rating(50.2)

Value(33.9)

Avg. bench(43.9)

Capacity(990)

Write(73.9)

Mkt. share(0.08)

Age months(124)

Price(95)

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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

» «		User rating %	Value %	Avg. bench %	Capacity	Write MB/s	Mkt. share %	Age months	Price	»

» «		User rating %	Value %	Avg. bench %	Capacity	Write MB/s	Mkt. share %	Age months	Price	»
1	Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32 Samples 1.1M	▲ 68 ▼ 100^th	57.7 89^th	92.3 60 - 113 99^th	1TB 81^st	144 96^th	8.14 100^th	94 97^th	$32 91^st
2	WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35 Samples 3.1M	▲ 65 ▼ 100^th	47.3 81^st	83.4 52 - 109 94^th	1TB 81^st	140 95^th	14.3 100^th	145 2^nd	$35 86^th
3	Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62 Samples 462k	▲ 60 ▼ 100^th	59.5 90^th	91.6 63 - 114 99^th	2TB 89^th	130 92^nd	1.96 99^th	94 97^th	$62 60^th
4	Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $77 Samples 112k	▲ 59 ▼ 100^th	71.4 95^th	92.1 60 - 114 99^th	3TB 93^rd	131 92^nd	0.31 97^th	94 97^th	$77 50^th
5	Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $27 Samples 1.5M	▲ 58 ▼ 100^th	66.1 93^rd	89.2 55 - 112 97^th	1TB 81^st	133 92^nd	4.97 100^th	152 1^st	$27 94^th
6	WD Black 1TB (2013) $63 Samples 240k	▲ 58 ▼ 100^th	26.1 65^th	82.3 50 - 108 94^th	1TB 81^st	136 94^th	0.79 98^th	129 4^th	$63 60^th
7	WD Black 2TB (2013) $63 Samples 144k	▲ 57 ▼ 99^th	56.2 88^th	88.5 60 - 112 97^th	2TB 89^th	161 99^th	0.63 98^th	129 4^th	$63 60^th
8	Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) $142 Samples 34k	▲ 57 ▼ 99^th	46.6 81^st	82.4 52 - 105 94^th	4TB 96^th	126 90^th	0.09 92^nd	94 97^th	$142 20^th
9	WD VelociRaptor 1TB Samples 8.1k	▲ 55 ▼ 99^th		94.6 67 - 117 99^th	1TB 81^st	159 98^th	0.02 81^st	147 1^st
10	Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB $75 Samples 235k	▲ 55 ▼ 99^th	70.6 94^th	88.3 56 - 113 97^th	3TB 93^rd	127 90^th	0.59 98^th	154 1^st	$75 52^nd
11	WD Black 6TB (2015) $200 Samples 5.4k	▲ 55 ▼ 99^th	54.9 87^th	91.6 61 - 118 98^th	6TB 98^th	197 100^th	0.01 71^st	109 93^rd	$200 9^th
12	Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) $85 Samples 133k	▲ 55 ▼ 99^th	39.6 76^th	84.5 53 - 110 95^th	2TB 89^th	135 93^rd	0.36 97^th	94 97^th	$85 43^rd
13	Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB $149 Samples 10k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th	43.9 79^th	81.8 55 - 104 93^rd	4TB 96^th	140 95^th	0.02 81^st	116 92^nd	$149 18^th
14	Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB Samples 94k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th		83 43 - 108 94^th	2TB 89^th	129 91^st	0.16 94^th	131 3^rd
15	Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB $90 Samples 105k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th	18.5 57^th	83.2 48 - 112 94^th	1TB 81^st	134 93^rd	0.24 95^th	131 3^rd	$90 40^th
16	Toshiba X300 4TB $133 Samples 23k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th	50.4 83^rd	84 57 - 104 94^th	4TB 96^th	146 96^th	0.13 93^rd	105 94^th	$133 23^rd
17	Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB $48 Samples 815k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th	73.5 96^th	88.2 51 - 114 97^th	2TB 89^th	130 92^nd	2.37 99^th	154 1^st	$48 73^rd
18	Toshiba P300 2TB Samples 100k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th		87.9 58 - 108 97^th	2TB 89^th	155 98^th	0.52 98^th	105 94^th
19	Toshiba P300 3TB $99 Samples 74k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th	52.5 86^th	86.6 56 - 108 96^th	3TB 93^rd	151 97^th	0.38 97^th	105 94^th	$99 35^th
20	Toshiba P300 1TB $32 Samples 318k	▲ 54 ▼ 99^th	51.8 85^th	84.1 52 - 107 95^th	1TB 81^st	143 96^th	1.87 99^th	105 94^th	$32 90^th
21	Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB Samples 19k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th		72.5 44 - 94 88^th	4TB 96^th	107 83^rd	0.06 84^th	131 3^rd
22	Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB $34 Samples 64k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	28.1 66^th	48.5 19 - 65 67^th	1TB 81^st	83.7 68^th	0.17 95^th	136 3^rd	$34 88^th
23	WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) $162 Samples 679	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	41.6 78^th	84.1 59 - 101 95^th	4TB 96^th	140 95^th	0 45^th	120 89^th	$162 14^th
24	Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB $54 Samples 344k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	63 91^st	85.7 49 - 108 96^th	2TB 89^th	151 97^th	1.52 99^th	138 2^nd	$54 67^th
25	Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB $41 Samples 763k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	41 77^th	84 47 - 107 94^th	1TB 81^st	142 96^th	3.7 100^th	138 2^nd	$41 80^th
26	Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB $78 Samples 85k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	65.4 92^nd	84.7 51 - 107 95^th	3TB 93^rd	148 96^th	0.32 96^th	138 2^nd	$78 50^th
27	WD Red 4TB (2013) Samples 55k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th		74.9 46 - 100 89^th	4TB 96^th	125 90^th	0.22 94^th	130 3^rd
28	WD Blue 4TB (2015) $85 Samples 124k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	75.5 96^th	80.2 49 - 101 92^nd	4TB 96^th	130 92^nd	0.44 97^th	107 93^rd	$85 44^th
29	HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB $128 Samples 7.9k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	45.8 80^th	73 47 - 92 89^th	4TB 96^th	128 91^st	0.03 81^st	127 15^th	$128 25^th
30	Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016) Samples 66k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th		81.8 39 - 111 93^rd	1TB 81^st	134 93^rd	0.23 96^th	94 97^th
31	Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016) $74 Samples 26k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	96.9 99^th	89.6 62 - 108 98^th	4TB 96^th	153 98^th	0.2 94^th	94 97^th	$74 53^rd
32	WD Black 4TB (2016) $190 Samples 9.8k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	38.9 75^th	92.4 68 - 113 99^th	4TB 96^th	165 99^th	0.04 85^th	97 95^th	$190 10^th
33	WD Gold 12TB (2017) $270 Samples 1.2k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	100 99^th	113 72 - 138 100^th	12TB 100^th	197 100^th	0.01 71^st	79+ 99^th	$270 4^th
34	Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018) $48 Samples 695k	▲ 53 ▼ 98^th	72.4 95^th	86.9 53 - 106 96^th	2TB 89^th	142 96^th	7.2 100^th	76+ 100^th	$48 73^rd
35	HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB Samples 546k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th		59.1 35 - 75 81^st	1TB 81^st	102 80^th	1.39 99^th	127+ 17^th
36	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Samples 138k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th		59.2 39 - 75 81^st	1TB 81^st	86.2 71^st	0.18 94^th	177 0^th
37	Toshiba X300 5TB Samples 12k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th		88.2 63 - 109 97^th	5TB 97^th	148 96^th	0.04 84^th	105 94^th
38	Toshiba X300 6TB Samples 5.5k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th		86.8 58 - 109 96^th	6TB 98^th	149 97^th	0.03 81^st	105 94^th
39	WD Red 3TB (2012) $89 Samples 68k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	45.5 80^th	67.3 42 - 88 86^th	3TB 93^rd	114 85^th	0.21 95^th	144 2^nd	$89 41^st
40	Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB $110 Samples 12k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	32.4 70^th	89 56 - 113 97^th	2TB 89^th	153 98^th	0.04 85^th	151 1^st	$110 29^th
41	WD Green 3TB (2011) $59 Samples 112k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	63.4 92^nd	62.3 40 - 83 82^nd	3TB 93^rd	102 80^th	0.28 96^th	159 1^st	$59 63^rd
42	Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB $19 Samples 574k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	30 68^th	58.4 27 - 88 80^th	500GB 61^st	99.3 79^th	1.74 99^th	127+ 10^th	$19 99^th
43	WD Purple 2TB (2014) $67 Samples 19k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	39.5 76^th	66.2 39 - 86 85^th	2TB 89^th	115 86^th	0.09 91^st	120 89^th	$67 58^th
44	WD Red 2TB (2012) $93 Samples 64k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	28.5 67^th	66.4 45 - 86 85^th	2TB 89^th	112 84^th	0.19 95^th	144 2^nd	$93 38^th
45	WD Blue 3TB (2015) $50 Samples 75k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	84.8 98^th	70.6 46 - 96 88^th	3TB 93^rd	114 85^th	0.3 96^th	107 93^rd	$50 72^nd
46	WD Blue 2TB (2015) $69 Samples 253k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	37.6 74^th	64.8 40 - 84 84^th	2TB 89^th	107 83^rd	0.89 99^th	107 93^rd	$69 56^th
47	WD Green 2TB (2011) $60 Samples 212k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	33.9 72^nd	50.9 31 - 67 71^st	2TB 89^th	85 70^th	0.41 97^th	159 1^st	$60 62^nd
48	WD Black 1TB (2010) $58 Samples 257k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	19.6 59^th	56.8 35 - 76 78^th	1TB 81^st	93.9 75^th	0.38 97^th	173 0^th	$58 64^th
49	WD Black 4TB (2012) $298 Samples 4.1k	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	19.9 59^th	74.1 49 - 93 89^th	4TB 96^th	124 89^th	0.03 74^th	140 2^nd	$298 3^rd
50	Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) $188 Samples 396	▲ 52 ▼ 97^th	85.4 98^th	80.2 47 - 111 92^nd	10TB 100^th	124 89^th	0 45^th	94 97^th	$188 11^th

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Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

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