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Toshiba

HDWG440 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 111% (1st of 1015)

Based on 425 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWG440
Poor: 78%Average: 111% Great: 131%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba HDWG440 4TB averaged 11.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWG440 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.77MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.29MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWG440 4TB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWG440 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 425 samples)
Rank 1111%
Min Avg Max
122 Read 191 232
122 Write 190 229
75.4 Mixed 105 124
134 SusWrite 196 228
125% 171 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.7 0.8
2.5 4K Write 3.29 3.8
0.5 4K Mixed 0.77 1
176% 1.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 207 209 208 206 208 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 204
Mixed 101
SusWrite 208
132% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.57 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 179 210 210 210 209 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 206
Mixed 112
SusWrite 205
133% 182 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.9
198% 1.73 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 177 201 208 203 204 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 211
Mixed 110
SusWrite 198
131% 179 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.63 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 215 216 216 216 216 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 160
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 216
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 193 196 195 194 191 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 183
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 189
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 183 186 184 186 182 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 176
Mixed 97.9
SusWrite 182
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 170 176 174 173 179 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 158
Mixed 97.9
SusWrite 175
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.47 MB/s
710GB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 144 145 145 144 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 196
Mixed 102
SusWrite 144
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.8
181% 1.63 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 203 202 204 206 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 102
Write 96.3
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 203
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,637 HDDs tested

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Typical HDWG440 4TB Builds (Compare 2,658 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 227%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 250%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D32)

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples623x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples454x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples218x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples282x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples256x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples180x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples365x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples216x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples125x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples244x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples147x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples141x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $1,007

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