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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(32.8)
Avg. bench(43.9)
Capacity(990)
Write(73.9)
Mkt. share(0.08)
Age months(127)
Price(97.9)

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) $30
Samples 1.1M
68
100th
61.5
91st
92.3
60 - 113
99th
1TB
81st
144
96th
7.63
100th
98
97th
$30
93rd
2
Compare WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34
Samples 3.1M
64
100th
48.4
84th
83.4
52 - 109
94th
1TB
81st
140
95th
13.7
100th
149
2nd
$34
89th
3
Compare Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62
Samples 462k
60
100th
59.5
90th
91.6
63 - 114
99th
2TB
89th
130
91st
2.08
99th
98
97th
$62
62nd
4
Compare Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $82
Samples 112k
59
100th
67.1
93rd
92.1
60 - 114
99th
3TB
93rd
131
92nd
0.4
97th
98
97th
$82
46th
5
Compare WD Black 1TB (2013) $45
Samples 240k
58
100th
36.5
73rd
82.3
50 - 108
94th
1TB
81st
136
94th
0.76
98th
133
4th
$45
78th
6
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $30
Samples 1.5M
58
100th
59.5
90th
89.2
55 - 112
97th
1TB
81st
133
92nd
4.83
100th
156
1st
$30
93rd
7
Compare Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) $109
Samples 34k
57
99th
60.3
91st
82.4
52 - 105
94th
4TB
96th
126
90th
0.13
92nd
98
97th
$109
31st
8
Compare WD Black 2TB (2013) $85
Samples 144k
57
99th
41.5
78th
88.5
60 - 112
97th
2TB
89th
161
99th
0.56
98th
133
4th
$85
44th
9
Compare WD VelociRaptor 1TB
Samples 8.1k
55
99th
94.6
67 - 117
99th
1TB
81st
159
98th
0.01
81st
151
1st
10
Compare Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) $79
Samples 133k
55
99th
42.5
79th
84.5
53 - 110
95th
2TB
89th
135
93rd
0.38
97th
98
97th
$79
49th
11
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB $50
Samples 235k
55
99th
106
99th
88.3
56 - 113
97th
3TB
93rd
127
90th
0.53
98th
158
1st
$50
73rd
12
Compare WD Black 6TB (2015) $235
Samples 5.4k
55
99th
46.7
82nd
91.6
61 - 118
98th
6TB
98th
197
100th
0.02
71st
113
93rd
$235
7th
13
Compare Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB $149
Samples 10k
54
99th
43.9
80th
81.8
55 - 104
93rd
4TB
96th
140
95th
0.03
81st
120
92nd
$149
19th
14
Compare Toshiba X300 4TB $146
Samples 23k
54
99th
46
81st
84
57 - 104
94th
4TB
96th
146
96th
0.18
93rd
109
94th
$146
20th
15
Compare Toshiba P300 2TB $40
Samples 100k
54
99th
87.9
98th
87.9
58 - 108
97th
2TB
89th
155
98th
0.49
98th
109
94th
$40
84th
16
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB
Samples 105k
54
99th
83.2
48 - 112
94th
1TB
81st
134
93rd
0.29
95th
135
3rd
17
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB $50
Samples 815k
54
99th
70.7
95th
88.2
51 - 114
97th
2TB
89th
130
91st
2.43
99th
158
1st
$50
74th
18
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB
Samples 94k
54
99th
83
43 - 108
94th
2TB
89th
129
91st
0.3
94th
135
3rd
19
Compare Toshiba P300 3TB $125
Samples 74k
54
99th
41.6
78th
86.6
56 - 108
96th
3TB
93rd
151
97th
0.36
97th
109
94th
$125
26th
20
Compare Toshiba P300 1TB $35
Samples 318k
54
99th
48.1
83rd
84.1
52 - 107
95th
1TB
81st
143
96th
2.05
99th
109
94th
$35
88th
21
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB $95
Samples 85k
53
98th
53.5
86th
84.7
51 - 107
95th
3TB
93rd
148
96th
0.41
96th
142
2nd
$95
38th
22
Compare WD Red 4TB (2013) $100
Samples 55k
53
98th
60
91st
74.9
46 - 100
89th
4TB
96th
125
90th
0.23
94th
134
3rd
$100
35th
23
Compare HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB $124
Samples 7.9k
53
98th
47.2
82nd
73
47 - 92
89th
4TB
96th
128
90th
0.03
81st
131
15th
$124
27th
24
Compare Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB $40
Samples 64k
53
98th
24.2
63rd
48.5
19 - 65
68th
1TB
81st
83.7
69th
0.19
95th
140
3rd
$40
83rd
25
Compare Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)
Samples 66k
53
98th
81.8
39 - 111
93rd
1TB
81st
134
93rd
0.23
96th
98
97th
26
Compare Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016) $89
Samples 26k
53
98th
80.5
97th
89.6
62 - 108
98th
4TB
96th
153
98th
0.25
94th
98
97th
$89
42nd
27
Compare WD Black 4TB (2016)
Samples 9.8k
53
98th
92.4
68 - 113
99th
4TB
96th
165
99th
0.04
85th
101
95th
28
Compare WD Gold 12TB (2017) $289
Samples 1.2k
53
98th
93.6
99th
113
72 - 138
100th
12TB
100th
197
100th
0.01
71st
83+
99th
$289
3rd
29
Compare Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018) $50
Samples 695k
53
98th
69.6
94th
86.9
53 - 106
96th
2TB
89th
142
96th
6.88
100th
79+
100th
$50
74th
30
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB $34
Samples 763k
53
98th
49.4
84th
84
47 - 107
94th
1TB
81st
142
96th
3.43
100th
142
2nd
$34
89th
31
Compare WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) $210
Samples 679
53
98th
32
69th
84.1
59 - 101
95th
4TB
96th
140
95th
0
44th
124
89th
$210
9th
32
Compare Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB
Samples 19k
53
98th
72.5
44 - 94
89th
4TB
96th
107
83rd
0.03
84th
135
3rd
33
Compare Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB $68
Samples 344k
53
98th
50.7
85th
85.7
49 - 108
96th
2TB
89th
151
97th
1.39
99th
142
2nd
$68
58th
34
Compare WD Blue 4TB (2015) $85
Samples 124k
53
98th
75.5
96th
80.2
49 - 101
92nd
4TB
96th
130
91st
0.58
97th
111
93rd
$85
44th
35
Compare HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
Samples 546k
52
97th
59.1
35 - 75
81st
1TB
81st
102
80th
1.48
99th
131+
17th
36
Compare Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Samples 138k
52
97th
59.2
39 - 75
81st
1TB
81st
86.2
71st
0.28
94th
181
0th
37
Compare Toshiba X300 6TB
Samples 5.5k
52
97th
86.8
58 - 109
96th
6TB
98th
149
97th
0.01
81st
109
94th
38
Compare Toshiba X300 5TB
Samples 12k
52
97th
88.2
63 - 109
97th
5TB
97th
148
96th
0.04
84th
109
94th
39
Compare Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB $114
Samples 12k
52
97th
31.1
69th
89
56 - 113
97th
2TB
89th
153
98th
0.04
85th
155
1st
$114
30th
40
Compare Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB $18
Samples 574k
52
97th
32.4
70th
58.4
27 - 88
80th
500GB
61st
99.3
79th
1.84
99th
131+
10th
$18
99th
41
Compare WD Black 6TB (2016) $267
Samples 6.4k
52
97th
43.9
80th
97.8
64 - 121
99th
6TB
98th
173
99th
0.02
81st
95
97th
$267
4th
42
Compare WD Green 3TB (2011) $55
Samples 112k
52
97th
68
94th
62.3
40 - 83
83rd
3TB
93rd
102
80th
0.32
96th
163
1st
$55
67th
43
Compare WD Blue 2TB (2015) $68
Samples 253k
52
97th
38.1
74th
64.8
40 - 84
84th
2TB
89th
107
83rd
0.98
99th
111
93rd
$68
58th
44
Compare WD Blue 3TB (2015) $64
Samples 75k
52
97th
66.7
93rd
70.6
46 - 96
88th
3TB
93rd
114
85th
0.21
96th
111
93rd
$64
61st
45
Compare WD Green 2TB (2011) $46
Samples 212k
52
97th
44.3
80th
50.9
31 - 67
71st
2TB
89th
85
70th
0.44
97th
163
1st
$46
77th
46
Compare WD Red 2TB (2012) $77
Samples 64k
52
97th
34.5
72nd
66.4
45 - 86
85th
2TB
89th
112
84th
0.26
95th
148
2nd
$77
51st
47
Compare WD Black 1TB (2010) $60
Samples 257k
52
97th
18.9
58th
56.8
35 - 76
78th
1TB
81st
93.9
76th
0.45
97th
177
0th
$60
63rd
48
Compare WD Red 3TB (2012) $80
Samples 68k
52
97th
50.4
84th
67.3
42 - 88
86th
3TB
93rd
114
85th
0.29
95th
148
2nd
$80
48th
49
Compare WD Black 4TB (2012) $259
Samples 4.1k
52
97th
22.9
62nd
74.1
49 - 93
89th
4TB
96th
124
90th
0.02
75th
144
2nd
$259
4th
50
Compare WD Purple 2TB (2014) $67
Samples 19k
52
97th
39.5
76th
66.2
39 - 86
85th
2TB
89th
115
86th
0.15
91st
124
89th
$67
58th
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