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Toshiba

DT01ACA100 3 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 46.5% (364th of 1015)

Based on 139 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 3
Poor: 29%Average: 46.5% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA100 3 1TB averaged 53.5% 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 0.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.76MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ACA100 3 1TB is 30.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Toshiba DT01ACA100 3 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 51.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 79.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 139 samples)
Rank 36446.5%
Min Avg Max
48.7 Read 82.5 108
36.1 Write 80.6 104
24.4 Mixed 51.4 87.2
44.5 SusWrite 79.7 109
54.1% 73.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.45 4K Read 0.76 0.9
1 4K Write 1.7 2.1
0.32 4K Mixed 0.76 1
148% 1.07 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
763GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 103 104 105 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 97.4
Write 94.4
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 104
64% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
297GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 106 80 96 108 107 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 94.1
Write 96.2
Mixed 47
SusWrite 91.6
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
858GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 53 54 54 MB/s
45.3% Average
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 57.9
SusWrite 54.1
59% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
350GB free
Firmware: GKAOAB0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 65 64 63 MB/s
37.2% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 61.8
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 64.5
42% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
350GB free
Firmware: GKAOAB0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 65 66 65 64 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 62.2
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 64.5
41% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
185GB free
Firmware: GKAOAB0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 59 58 58 MB/s
30.3% Below average
Read 47
Write 58.3
Mixed 32
SusWrite 58.1
36% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
914GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST6OA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 48 48 49 47 MB/s
29.4% Poor
Read 54.7
Write 80.9
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 47.4
41% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples25x
FX-4300AMD  $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples18x
FX-4100AMD  $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples17x
GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples18x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples10x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples7x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples7x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples3x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples3x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples45x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples21x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $75

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