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Toshiba

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%
290GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 174 178 171 169 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 153
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 174
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.2 MB/s
452GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 160 171 171 170 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 178
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 168
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.13 MB/s
175GB free
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 130 125 113 137 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 145
Write 154
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 126
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
96GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 105 99 100 105 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 130
Write 120
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 103
68% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.07 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 104 114 111 112 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 112
66% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 125 124 124 127 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 103
Write 96
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 124
64% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
286GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 101 101 98 99 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 111
Write 102
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 99.3
62% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 55 39 35 43 MB/s
60% Good
Read 148
Write 169
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 61.1
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-K - $50

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples1,204x
Core i7-4790Intel  $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples513x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples502x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples575x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples483x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples413x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples351x
A400 480GBKingston  $34Bench 74%, 237,487 samples171x
A400 120GBKingston  $33Bench 61%, 166,392 samples151x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples150x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples92x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples90x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $287

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