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Toshiba

HDWR440 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 115% (1st of 1015)

Based on 1,242 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWR440
Poor: 78%Average: 115% Great: 137%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba HDWR440 4TB averaged 15.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWR440 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.36MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWR440 4TB is 58.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWR440 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 106MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.72MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,242 samples)
Rank 1115%
Min Avg Max
122 Read 199 241
120 Write 197 240
79.2 Mixed 106 123
131 SusWrite 203 242
129% 176 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.72 0.9
2.5 4K Write 3.36 3.8
0.5 4K Mixed 0.79 1
180% 1.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
996GB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 173 173 173 174 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 203
Mixed 106
SusWrite 172
125% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
193% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 184 183 185 182 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 173
Mixed 100
SusWrite 183
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
190% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 184 187 184 185 185 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 152
Mixed 113
SusWrite 183
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.5 MB/s
799GB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 150 150 149 159 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 207
Mixed 106
SusWrite 151
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.77 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 206 203 208 208 MB/s
93% Outstanding
Read 119
Write 121
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 205
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.5
125% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 146 148 144 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 146
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 182%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 181%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,274x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,044x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples960x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples655x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples614x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples416x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples445x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples294x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples226x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples235x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples193x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,207

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