TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Fujitsu

MHW2040BH 40GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 18.5% (983rd of 1014)

Based on 170 user benchmarks.  Model: FUJITSU MHW2040BH
Poor: 9%Average: 18.5% Great: 26%

Popular builds with this HDD

Terrible average bench

The Fujitsu MHW2040BH 40GB averaged 81.4% 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 0.39MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.92MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fujitsu MHW2040BH 40GB is just 16.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Fujitsu MHW2040BH 40GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 29.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 25.9MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 170 samples)
Rank 98318.5%
Min Avg Max
17.1 Read 33.3 45.5
14.6 Write 31.9 45.2
13.5 Mixed 25.9 43.1
11.8 SusWrite 29.2 45.6
22.3% 30.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.39 0.5
0.4 4K Write 0.92 1.1
0.13 4K Mixed 0.39 0.6
77.1% 0.57 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
37GB free
Firmware: 0000001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 46 46 45 46 MB/s
27.4% Poor
Read 50
Write 45.2
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 45.4
31% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.67 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: 00000012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 32 33 33 MB/s
24% Poor
Read 50.7
Write 32
Mixed 25
SusWrite 32.6
26% 35.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.67 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 0000001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 39 39 38 38 MB/s
23.8% Poor
Read 44.6
Write 45.2
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 38.2
29% 39 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 0000001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s
23.5% Poor
Read 50.8
Write 41.2
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 31
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.67 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 24 26 29 26 28 MB/s
23.1% Poor
Read 53.4
Write 31.6
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 26.8
25% 33.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.6 MB/s
7GB free
Firmware: 0000001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 29 29 29 29 MB/s
22.9% Poor
Read 51.1
Write 26.2
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 28.5
23% 31.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
107% 0.63 MB/s
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0000001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 8 22 28 25 9.2 MB/s
20.3% Poor
Read 53
Write 10.5
Mixed 12
SusWrite 17.9
17% 23.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
29% 0.23 MB/s
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0000001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 11 12 14 16 13 MB/s
19.4% Very poor
Read 54.4
Write 17.8
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 13.2
20% 26.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.5 MB/s
170 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,311,343 HDDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical MHW2040BH 40GB Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer TravelMate B115-M

CPU
Celeron N2930IntelBench 34%, 2,000 samples4x
Pentium N3540IntelBench 33%, 17,036 samples3x
Celeron N2840IntelBench 28%, 20,923 samples3x
GPU
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 90,156 samples17x
SSD
IT LCS-128L9S 128GBLiteonBench 77%, 749 samples2x
128G 128GBHs-ssd-e100Bench 70%, 2,388 samples2x
M500 120GBCrucial  $75Bench 66%, 15,430 samples1x
RAM
M471B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 50,921 samples4x
ACR16D3LS1KFG/4G 1x4GBKingstonBench 24%, 6,155 samples4x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Popular MHW2040BH 40GB systems:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 9 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1014 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback