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Toshiba

MC04ACA200E 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 82% (66th of 1015)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MC04ACA200E
Poor: 55%Average: 82% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba MC04ACA200E 2TB averaged just 18.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MC04ACA200E 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MC04ACA200E 2TB is 48.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MC04ACA200E 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 141MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Rank 6682%
Min Avg Max
96.1 Read 144 184
101 Write 142 176
52 Mixed 73.3 143
85.9 SusWrite 141 184
91.5% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.96 4K Read 3 6.5
1.64 4K Write 2.15 2.5
0.26 4K Mixed 0.99 1.2
274% 2.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 176 175 175 179 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 157
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 176
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
305% 2.23 MB/s
905GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 151 145 147 149 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 147
Write 138
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 147
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
282% 2.07 MB/s
363GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 153 154 152 157 MB/s
81.2% Excellent
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 154
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
260% 1.8 MB/s
741GB free
Firmware: FP1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 138 136 137 136 MB/s
77.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 137
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 136
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
263% 1.9 MB/s
741GB free
Firmware: FP1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 138 136 137 136 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 133
Write 137
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 136
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.2
274% 1.9 MB/s
321GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 117 118 118 115 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 115
Write 112
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 116
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.57 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,405x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples460x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,250x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples407x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples209x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648

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