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Toshiba

MD04ACA400N 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 88.5% (30th of 1015)

Based on 174 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400N
Poor: 59%Average: 88.5% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA400N 4TB averaged just 11.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MD04ACA400N 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.86MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.57MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA400N 4TB is 51.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD04ACA400N 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 97.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 174 samples)
Rank 3088.5%
Min Avg Max
96.8 Read 155 193
101 Write 155 196
60.8 Mixed 97.2 178
99.3 SusWrite 153 198
103% 140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.64 4K Read 1.57 2.4
2.4 4K Write 2.92 3.4
0.44 4K Mixed 0.86 1.1
215% 1.78 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 199 200 198 199 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 182
Mixed 104
SusWrite 199
125% 170 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
247% 2.07 MB/s
842GB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 169 169 168 168 MB/s
84.8% Excellent
Read 127
Write 140
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 168
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.8
199% 1.7 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 146 147 143 141 MB/s
84.5% Excellent
Read 149
Write 152
Mixed 86
SusWrite 145
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.73 MB/s
846GB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 169 169 169 169 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 125
Write 144
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 168
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
210% 1.7 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 155 156 158 156 MB/s
79.7% Very good
Read 120
Write 122
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 157
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.7
182% 1.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 144 122 130 122 128 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 104
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 124
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.43 MB/s
205GB free
Firmware: FJ1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 61 63 63 62 64 MB/s
26.1% Poor
Read 29
Write 79.1
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 61.5
38% 51 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.2
70% 0.83 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,697x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,438x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples613x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples810x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples242x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples160x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $659

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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