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Toshiba

HDWG460 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 115% (1st of 1015)

Based on 84 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWG460
Poor: 81%Average: 115% Great: 139%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba HDWG460 6TB averaged 15.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWG460 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.77MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.23MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWG460 6TB is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWG460 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.72MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 84 samples)
Rank 1115%
Min Avg Max
141 Read 198 246
110 Write 193 242
87.1 Mixed 105 123
136 SusWrite 204 241
128% 175 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.72 0.9
2.43 4K Write 3.23 3.7
0.52 4K Mixed 0.77 1
175% 1.57 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 235 240 246 240 241 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 247
Write 233
Mixed 118
SusWrite 240
153% 209 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.9
204% 1.83 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 226 220 216 229 224 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 221
Write 223
Mixed 113
SusWrite 224
143% 195 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.8
183% 1.67 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 212 213 216 211 215 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 229
Mixed 114
SusWrite 214
138% 189 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.9
196% 1.73 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 191 193 194 191 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 191
Mixed 105
SusWrite 192
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.8
189% 1.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 166 162 161 167 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 151
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 163
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.37 MB/s
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Typical HDWG460 6TB Builds (Compare 7,492 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (WI-FI)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,866x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,487x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,392x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples515x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples503x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples445x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples360x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples262x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples223x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples242x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples183x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $895

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