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Toshiba

External USB 3.0 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 59.6% (192nd of 1015)

Based on 21 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA External USB 3.0
Poor: 38%Average: 59.6% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The Toshiba External USB 3.0 3TB averaged 40.3% 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 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.93MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba External USB 3.0 3TB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba External USB 3.0 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 37.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.56MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)
Rank 19259.6%
Min Avg Max
62.4 Read 110 158
62.4 Write 109 147
28.3 Mixed 37.8 65.3
29.4 SusWrite 99.3 154
64.8% 89.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 0.56 0.7
1.6 4K Write 1.93 2.1
0.16 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
126% 1.03 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 0201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 149 155 157 157 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 131
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 154
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 5438
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 132 131 133 132 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 131
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
111% 1.03 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 5438
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 128 130 129 128 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 126
Write 120
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 128
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
410GB free
Firmware: 5438
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 114
Write 111
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 76.5
63% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
410GB free
Firmware: 5438
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s
54.3% Above average
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 44
SusWrite 76.4
63% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
541GB free
Firmware: 5438
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 62 62 62 MB/s
38.4% Below average
Read 71.2
Write 72.7
Mixed 30.4
SusWrite 62.2
43% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-K - $50

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples1,182x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples501x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples490x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples565x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples478x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples413x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples346x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples167x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples149x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples147x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples91x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples89x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $287

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