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Toshiba

MD05ACA800 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 107% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 109 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MD05ACA800
Poor: 74%Average: 107% Great: 132%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba MD05ACA800 8TB averaged 6.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MD05ACA800 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.43MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD05ACA800 8TB is 58%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD05ACA800 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 88.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 184MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 109 samples)
Rank 2107%
Min Avg Max
66.7 Read 184 234
130 Write 189 230
44.5 Mixed 88.7 105
124 SusWrite 187 234
118% 162 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.65 4K Read 1.71 2.65
3 4K Write 5.43 6.6
0.3 4K Mixed 0.68 0.9
248% 2.61 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 240 238 228 241 236 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 231
Write 201
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 236
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
225% 2.3 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 217 224 229 217 221 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 212
Mixed 98.1
SusWrite 221
137% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.7
267% 2.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 194 194 192 190 193 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 189
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 191
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.7
248% 2.63 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 172 172 172 170 173 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 209
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 171
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.7
277% 3.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 161 157 164 160 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 146
Write 159
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 160
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.9
262% 2.63 MB/s
158GB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 113 118 117 113 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 166
Write 183
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 115
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.6
196% 1.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples2,230x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples972x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $181Bench 99%, 43,966 samples734x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples688x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples652x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples588x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples640x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples438x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples333x
RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples215x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples209x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples208x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $617

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