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Toshiba

MBF2600RC 600GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 63.1% (175th of 1015)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MBF2600RC
Poor: 54%Average: 63.1% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Toshiba MBF2600RC 600GB averaged 36.8% 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 0.95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.91MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MBF2600RC 600GB is 30.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Toshiba MBF2600RC 600GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 86.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 74.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 17563.1%
Min Avg Max
77.1 Read 128 150
25.5 Write 92.2 150
26.2 Mixed 74.3 117
42.4 SusWrite 86.3 151
70.1% 95.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.91 1.1
0.4 4K Write 1.67 3.7
0.52 4K Mixed 0.95 1.3
175% 1.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
230GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 96 95 95 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 109
Write 93.2
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 94.5
66% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.7 MB/s
326GB free
Firmware: DA07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 46 48 49 48 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 150
Write 52.4
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 47.7
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 0.97 MB/s
532GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DA07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 52 48 51 52 52 MB/s
54.3% Above average
Read 140
Write 51.7
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 49.2
56% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1
168% 0.93 MB/s
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5212
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 28 47 50 50 49 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 77.1
Write 25.5
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 42.4
31% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
91% 0.47 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples106x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples60x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples27x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples19x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples15x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung  $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples14x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples11x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $782

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