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MQ01ABD032 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 40.3% (499th of 1015)

Based on 10,446 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD032
Poor: 19%Average: 40.3% Great: 54%

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Below average average bench

The Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB averaged 59.7% 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 0.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.33MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB is 34.1%. 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 27.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 68.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,446 samples)
Rank 49940.3%
Min Avg Max
22.2 Read 68.9 93.8
22.8 Write 72.1 94.8
13.5 Mixed 27.6 34.1
30.3 SusWrite 71.3 96.1
43.7% 60 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.45 0.5
0.3 4K Write 1.33 1.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 0.6
99.1% 0.76 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: AX001F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 86.4
Write 95.3
Mixed 33
SusWrite 94.6
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 78 85 68 77 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 82.7
Write 86.5
Mixed 31.4
SusWrite 75.8
50% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
134GB free
Firmware: AX001F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 84 87 86 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 72.4
Write 75.6
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 85.1
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX003M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 75 72 72 72 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 75.6
Write 61.4
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 72
43% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.67 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 81 71 78 80 94 MB/s
41.3% Average
Read 61
Write 66
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 82.8
43% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
251GB free
Firmware: AX001F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 60 60 60 60 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 58
Write 62.1
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 60.5
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
167GB free
Firmware: AX002M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 53 52 54 53 MB/s
31.8% Below average
Read 58
Write 69.2
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 52.6
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300E7C

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples348x
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples151x
Core i3-2328MIntelBench 47%, 7,778 samples93x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples500x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples247x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples200x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples46x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples25x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples21x
RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19C 1x4GBAdataBench 30%, 1,080 samples71x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples24x
M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 3,287 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80

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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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