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DT01ACA050 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Average Bench: 74% (119th of 1015)

Based on 68,158 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA DT01ACA050, TOSHIBA DT01ACA0
Poor: 33%Average: 74% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB averaged 26.0% 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 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.75MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB is 69%. 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 31.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.64MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68,158 samples)
Rank 11974%
Min Avg Max
24.7 Read 135 182
64.6 Write 129 178
18.9 Mixed 31.1 38.6
56.1 SusWrite 123 179
75.6% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.64 0.8
0.6 4K Write 1.75 2.2
0.2 4K Mixed 0.53 0.7
118% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
353GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 142 144 144 144 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 169
Write 153
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 139
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 117 135 143 138 130 MB/s
87.4% Excellent
Read 171
Write 162
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 134
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.97 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 133 132 127 148 MB/s
75.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 130
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 64 56 49 46 61 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 165
Write 133
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 55.5
71% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 1.1 MB/s
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 94 88 92 88 MB/s
60% Good
Read 117
Write 101
Mixed 26
SusWrite 92
61% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
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Gaming 30%
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Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-K - $50

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $186Bench 53%, 133,868 samples2,206x
Core i3-4170Intel  $128Bench 42%, 23,110 samples973x
Core i3-4160Intel  $120Bench 42%, 22,527 samples752x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $150Bench 31%, 428,583 samples749x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 4%, 119,468 samples687x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $110Bench 18%, 164,607 samples646x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $60Bench 54%, 193,675 samples369x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 105%, 496,833 samples239x
A400 120GBKingston  $22Bench 60%, 58,946 samples238x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 20,325 samples283x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 56%, 37,384 samples202x
99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 30%, 5,634 samples199x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $446

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