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Toshiba

DT01ABA3 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 70.9% (123rd of 1015)

Based on 48 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA DT01ABA3
Poor: 53%Average: 70.9% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ABA3 3TB averaged 29.0% 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 0.41MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.77MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ABA3 3TB is 37.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba DT01ABA3 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)
Rank 12370.9%
Min Avg Max
70.9 Read 123 164
73 Write 123 164
16 Mixed 61.2 153
82.4 SusWrite 127 158
79.3% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.33 4K Read 0.65 0.9
0.46 4K Write 1.77 2.2
0.13 4K Mixed 0.41 0.7
105% 0.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: MZ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 159 157 155 157 159 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 147
Write 150
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 156
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.07 MB/s
419GB free
Firmware: MZ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 146 148 147 147 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 137
Write 133
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 147
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MZ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 146 144 145 143 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 137
Write 146
Mixed 38
SusWrite 144
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
419GB free
Firmware: MZ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 135 134 132 138 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 141
Write 140
Mixed 37
SusWrite 133
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.13 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MZ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 128 121 129 134 127 MB/s
64% Good
Read 94.3
Write 127
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 128
70% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
339GB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 94 95 94 88 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 117
Write 109
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 92.9
62% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
107% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 173%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation 157%
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System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples179x
Ryzen 7 5800AMDBench 96%, 1,982 samples167x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples117x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples148x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples81x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples69x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc711Bench 277%, 5,603 samples70x
2300 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 226%, 3,314 samples48x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples37x
RAM
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 46%, 1,144 samples51x
XJ69DF-MIE2 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,320 samples48x
XW21KG-MIE2 2x8GBUnknownBench 84%, 2,787 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,029

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