Average Bench: 29.9% (729th of 1015)

Based on 1,385 user benchmarks.  Model: Maxtor 6V250F0

Very poor average bench

The Maxtor 6V250F0 251GB averaged 70.0% 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 Write Speed 4.52MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.32MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Maxtor 6V250F0 251GB is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Maxtor 6V250F0 251GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 34.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 51.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,385 samples)
Min Avg Max
29 Read 51.8 68.3
26.6 Write 55.7 71.8
19.9 Mixed 34.4 41.9
27.6 SusWrite 51.1 67.1
35.5% 48.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.61 0.7
1.69 4K Write 4.52 6.2
0 4K Mixed 0.32 0.7
144% 1.82 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
154GB free
Firmware: VA111900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 64 64 65 65 MB/s
Read 56.9
Write 62.1
Mixed 40.9
SusWrite 65
41% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.1
121% 1.77 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: VA111630
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s
Read 56.5
Write 63.2
Mixed 39.4
SusWrite 59.3
40% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.1
157% 2.37 MB/s
166GB free
Firmware: VA111900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 58 60 59 59 MB/s
Read 52.7
Write 60.1
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 59.1
39% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.7
172% 1.63 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: VA111900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 40 MB/s
Read 57.9
Write 70.5
Mixed 41.4
SusWrite 42.4
39% 53 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: VA111630
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 45 54 59 62 55 MB/s
Read 44.1
Write 51.1
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 54.9
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.3
94% 1.1 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: VA111630
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 51 MB/s
Read 46.2
Write 53.9
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 50.2
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0
134% 2.17 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: VA111630
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 49 49 51 MB/s
Read 29.9
Write 41.7
Mixed 25.4
SusWrite 50.3
27% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.3
146% 1.8 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,300,274 HDDs tested

Typical 6V250F0 251GB Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5B-VM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $298

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