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DT01ACA050 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 75.1% (105th of 1015)

Based on 163,843 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA DT01ACA050, TOSHIBA DT01ACA0
Poor: 29%Average: 75.1% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB averaged 24.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.52MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.76MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB is 73.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 31.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 163,843 samples)
Rank 10575.1%
Min Avg Max
27.8 Read 134 182
44.1 Write 129 180
20 Mixed 31.7 39.8
53.5 SusWrite 128 183
76.5% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.66 0.8
0.4 4K Write 1.76 2.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.52 0.7
118% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
263GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 171 170 177 164 179 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 145
Write 106
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 166
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 0.53 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 150 160 149 140 148 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 162
Write 160
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 148
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 146 128 141 148 140 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 162
Write 161
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 139
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.07 MB/s
335GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 167 165 162 165 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 135
Write 143
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 164
85% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 137 136 134 144 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 162
Write 147
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 133
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 138 140 138 142 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 139
Write 145
Mixed 20
SusWrite 139
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 148 141 145 152 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 108
Write 72.6
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 146
64% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 124 126 121 126 MB/s
69% Good
Read 116
Write 131
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 124
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H81M-K - $50

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples1,181x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples501x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples490x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples565x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples478x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples413x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples346x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples167x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples149x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples147x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples91x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples89x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $287

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