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MQ01ABD032 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 39.7% (524th of 1015)

Based on 8,021 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD032
Poor: 19%Average: 39.7% Great: 53%

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Poor average bench

The Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB averaged 60.2% 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 1.23MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB is 34.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 26.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 69MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,021 samples)
Rank 52439.7%
Min Avg Max
18.9 Read 69 96.2
17.4 Write 71.4 94.9
11 Mixed 26.7 32.9
31.8 SusWrite 69.3 94
43% 59.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.47 0.5
0.3 4K Write 1.23 1.71
0.1 4K Mixed 0.49 0.7
97.1% 0.73 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
133GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 86 87 87 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 84.5
Write 84.1
Mixed 31.7
SusWrite 87.1
52% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0A3M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 83 86 82 79 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 87.5
Write 86.6
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 80.7
52% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.77 MB/s
242GB free
Firmware: AX0A4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 85 84 83 84 MB/s
47.1% Average
Read 80.6
Write 77.5
Mixed 31.4
SusWrite 83.4
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 76 75 78 76 MB/s
45.7% Average
Read 81.8
Write 82.1
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 77.4
49% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.77 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 65 64 62 68 MB/s
41.5% Average
Read 81.2
Write 87.8
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 63.4
48% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
115% 0.73 MB/s
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX003M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 60 60 79 76 82 MB/s
37.7% Below average
Read 58.7
Write 80.9
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 72.4
42% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 63 61 63 MB/s
29% Poor
Read 37.7
Write 63.8
Mixed 26
SusWrite 63.3
35% 47.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.8 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: AX001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.1 3.5 7 13 11 MB/s
25.5% Poor
Read 81.8
Write 44.4
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 6.7
29% 39.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 53%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300E7C

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $230Bench 54%, 67,384 samples544x
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 52%, 29,656 samples241x
Celeron B820IntelBench 43%, 2,818 samples193x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 365,760 samples774x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 168,643 samples444x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 40,043 samples409x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 66%, 270,305 samples52x
A400 120GBKingston  $25Bench 60%, 141,629 samples43x
A400 480GBKingston  $49Bench 76%, 145,218 samples22x
RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19C 1x4GBAdataBench 30%, 934 samples136x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 24%, 4,406 samples53x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 12,227 samples48x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $262

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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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