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Toshiba

HDWT740 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 85.2% (45th of 1015)

Based on 79 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWT740
Poor: 48%Average: 85.2% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba HDWT740 4TB averaged just 14.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWT740 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.91MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWT740 4TB is 55.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWT740 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 79 samples)
Rank 4585.2%
Min Avg Max
85.9 Read 160 191
37.8 Write 138 185
32.8 Mixed 85 106
45.8 SusWrite 136 177
95.3% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.91 2.8
1.3 4K Write 2.41 2.8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.76 0.9
208% 1.69 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: KQ0K0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 163 165 164 161 MB/s
98.7% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 159
Mixed 95.8
SusWrite 163
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
231% 1.87 MB/s
795GB free
Firmware: KQ0K0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 173 171 171 172 MB/s
98% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 117
Mixed 102
SusWrite 171
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
238% 1.9 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: KQ0K0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 168 170 161 166 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 175
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 166
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
208% 1.7 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: KQ0K0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 119 77 106 141 142 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 186
Write 171
Mixed 91
SusWrite 119
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
255% 1.97 MB/s
53GB free
Firmware: KQ0K0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 119 120 119 120 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 184
Write 120
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 119
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
226% 1.87 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: KQ0K0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 167 160 166 176 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 134
Write 123
Mixed 68
SusWrite 161
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
213% 1.67 MB/s
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Typical HDWT740 4TB Builds (Compare 4,540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 161%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 162%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI (MS-7B93)

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples797x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples674x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples610x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples429x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples351x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples324x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples370x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples318x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples213x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples197x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples126x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $925

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