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Toshiba

MD03ACA200 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 68.7% (135th of 1015)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MD03ACA200
Poor: 38%Average: 68.7% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Toshiba MD03ACA200 2TB averaged 31.3% 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 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.61MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD03ACA200 2TB is 49.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD03ACA200 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 13568.7%
Min Avg Max
67 Read 125 165
59.3 Write 116 155
17.5 Mixed 66.4 129
47.2 SusWrite 116 158
77.6% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.77 1
1.3 4K Write 2.61 3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.84 1.1
173% 1.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: FL1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 145 148 148 149 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 149
Write 137
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 147
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: FL1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 141 130 126 129 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 154
Write 154
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 136
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FL1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 155 152 151 153 136 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 134
Write 132
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 147
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.63 MB/s
351GB free
Firmware: FL1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 130 131 135 132 136 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 133
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
346GB free
Firmware: FL1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 107 112 107 112 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 52.6
SusWrite 109
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.6 MB/s
570GB free
Firmware: FL1V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 93 90 95 91 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 109
Write 109
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 91.6
66% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560 HD3

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples548x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples381x
Core i5-11400Intel  $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples221x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples438x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples225x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples188x
SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples152x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $75Bench 200%, 52,084 samples89x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $69Bench 224%, 92,081 samples79x
RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples211x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples65x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $427

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