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MQ01ABD032 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 39.6% (519th of 1015)

Based on 6,835 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD032
Poor: 15%Average: 39.6% Great: 54%

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Poor average bench

The Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB averaged 60.4% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.24MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 26.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 67.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,835 samples)
Rank 51939.6%
Min Avg Max
12.2 Read 67.9 95.9
19.8 Write 71.2 95.6
9.98 Mixed 26.4 33.3
26.7 SusWrite 70 95.9
42.8% 58.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.4 0.5
0.3 4K Write 1.24 1.7
0.1 4K Mixed 0.49 0.7
93.4% 0.71 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
182GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 85.1
Write 83.6
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 84.1
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0A4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 59 55 57 63 67 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 81.2
Write 76.3
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 61.7
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
60% 0.33 MB/s
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0A4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 51 48 60 59 67 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 72.5
Write 65
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 58
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.7 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX002J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 67 63 65 65 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 57.8
Write 80.8
Mixed 29
SusWrite 65.1
42% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX002J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 72 72 69 71 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 52.8
Write 80.8
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 70.1
43% 58.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.63 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 65 63 45 54 MB/s
18.4% Very poor
Read 7.5
Write 5.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 56.6
14% 18.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 0.33 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 53%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300E7C

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $230Bench 54%, 63,543 samples332x
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 52%, 26,840 samples151x
Celeron B820IntelBench 43%, 2,465 samples125x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 335,080 samples470x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 149,408 samples277x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 35,585 samples258x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 62%, 223,655 samples26x
A400 120GBKingston  $20Bench 59%, 105,671 samples20x
A400 480GBKingston  $47Bench 75%, 89,284 samples14x
RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19C 1x4GBAdataBench 30%, 829 samples86x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 4,004 samples36x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 10,211 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $258

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Somewhat decent, it's slow and it only has 168GB but it's enough for a notebook.

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