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Toshiba

HDWN160 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 87.1% (36th of 1015)

Based on 489 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWN160
Poor: 57%Average: 87.1% Great: 112%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba HDWN160 6TB averaged just 12.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWN160 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.06MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWN160 6TB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWN160 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 62.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 489 samples)
Rank 3687.1%
Min Avg Max
92.5 Read 150 192
97.9 Write 148 187
43.1 Mixed 62.6 73.4
104 SusWrite 153 199
93.5% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 3.4 7.4
1.7 4K Write 2.17 2.4
0.73 4K Mixed 1.06 1.2
300% 2.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: FS1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 196 194 192 193 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 173
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 193
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
475% 3.63 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: FS1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 161 160 164 162 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 163
Mixed 67
SusWrite 162
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
345% 2.63 MB/s
651GB free
Firmware: FS1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 130 131 128 128 MB/s
86% Excellent
Read 170
Write 175
Mixed 73
SusWrite 129
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
319% 2.37 MB/s
351GB free
Firmware: FS1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 134 132 128 131 134 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 143
Write 151
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 131
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
282% 2.07 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: FS1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 124 124 124 124 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 140
Write 126
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 124
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
263% 1.9 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: FS1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 125 124 126 124 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 134
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 124
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
246% 1.77 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,327,487 HDDs tested

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Typical HDWN160 6TB Builds (Compare 2,080 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO - $400

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples826x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples553x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples316x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples138x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples125x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples113x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples69x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples61x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples42x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $855

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