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Toshiba

MQ01ABD050VE 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 45.7% (382nd of 1015)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050VE
Poor: 22%Average: 45.7% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The Toshiba MQ01ABD050VE 500GB averaged 54.3% 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 0.38MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 87.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MQ01ABD050VE 500GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MQ01ABD050VE 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 38245.7%
Min Avg Max
24.3 Read 79.4 102
42.5 Write 87.1 106
24.7 Mixed 36.8 43.8
51 SusWrite 79.8 113
51.7% 70.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.2 0.2
0.3 4K Write 1.1 1.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.38 0.5
71.3% 0.56 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
305GB free
Firmware: AX0H2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 113 114 113 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 113
65% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.8 MB/s
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0H2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 74 75 90 90 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 95.2
Write 93.1
Mixed 42.4
SusWrite 85
58% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
84% 0.77 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0H2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 90 88 102 93 105 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 86.7
Write 106
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 92.8
58% 80 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
53% 0.37 MB/s
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0H2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 77 72 82 89 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 87.3
Write 97
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 80.6
56% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.77 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0H2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 54 49 53 MB/s
39.1% Below average
Read 80.4
Write 80.7
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 56.3
46% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
47% 0.27 MB/s
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0H2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 54 68 51 30 40 MB/s
21.6% Poor
Read 24.3
Write 42.5
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 51
26% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
55% 0.4 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,392,198 HDDs tested

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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: Dell OptiPlex 3010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples2,035x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples550x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples348x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples1,060x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples300x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples263x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples181x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples92x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples62x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples161x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples153x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples77x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $87

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