Toshiba

MK6461GSY 640GB

MK6461GSY 640GB
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Effective Speed -89%Effective Speed -89%Average User Bench -97%Read -94%, Write -74%, 4K Read -203%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -120%, SusWrite -99%Peak Lab Bench -74%Read -90%, Write -76%, 4K Read -181%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -90%Value & Sentiment User Rating -61%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -16%Age -16%

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Average Bench: 46.8% (370^th of 1015)

Based on 563 user benchmarks. Model: TOSHIBA MK6461GSY

Poor: 29%Average: 46.8% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Toshiba MK6461GSY 640GB averaged 53.1% 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 0.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.45MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MK6461GSY 640GB is 31.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Toshiba MK6461GSY 640GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.42MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 563 samples)

Rank 37046.8%

Min	Avg	Max
43	Read 81.6	106
46.3	Write 83.1	107
10.3	Mixed 58	102
42.8	SusWrite 75.7	103
55% 74.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.13	4K Read 0.42	0.6
0.84	4K Write 1.45	1.8
0.15	4K Mixed 0.4	0.7
88.7% 0.76 MB/s

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ARG-User, 3 days ago.

37GB free

Firmware: MJ000H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 59 72 75 72 80 MB/s

45.7% Average

Write 84.3

Mixed 25.8

SusWrite 71.4

49% 67.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.6

121% 0.97 MB/s

ARG-User, 4 days ago.

37GB free

Firmware: MJ000H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 62 72 75 71 79 MB/s

45.7% Average

Write 79.2

Mixed 26.5

SusWrite 71.5

48% 66.2 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.6

119% 0.93 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 days ago.

492GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MC000H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 53 68 69 50 47 MB/s

38.5% Below average

Write 71.7

Mixed 31.8

SusWrite 58

43% 59.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.6

112% 0.8 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 days ago.

94GB free

Firmware: MC001D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 82 82 79 82 MB/s

37.5% Below average

Write 54.8

Mixed 23.5

SusWrite 80.5

38% 52.2 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.6

117% 0.9 MB/s

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 26%

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System: Dell System XPS L502X

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 42%, 32,077 samples	1,021x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 39%, 23,850 samples	882x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 33%, 26,698 samples	305x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 113,334 samples	1,754x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 4%, 8,199 samples	507x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 66,041 samples	431x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $60Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	108x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 111%, 442,547 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 67%, 111,592 samples	45x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 10,492 samples	418x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 42%, 5,185 samples	153x
SH564128FH8NZPHSCG 2x4GBSmartBench 44%, 306 samples	122x

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Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $260

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MK6461GSY 640GB

Average Bench: 46.8% (370^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 46.8% (370th of 1015)

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