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Toshiba

MG03ACA400 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 78.7% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 722 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MG03ACA400
Poor: 49%Average: 78.7% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB averaged 21.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.97MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.81MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB is 47.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 722 samples)
Rank 8378.7%
Min Avg Max
82.7 Read 139 170
76.7 Write 134 163
43.4 Mixed 58.2 66.2
76.2 SusWrite 135 169
84.9% 116 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.85 0.9
2.1 4K Write 2.81 3.2
0.7 4K Mixed 0.97 1.1
195% 1.54 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: FL1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 155 161 157 158 162 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 152
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 156
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.67 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: FL1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 160 162 159 160 MB/s
89.3% Excellent
Read 150
Write 150
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 160
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.63 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 150 151 144 142 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 158
Write 152
Mixed 64
SusWrite 147
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.63 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 154 139 149 155 152 MB/s
81.7% Excellent
Read 137
Write 111
Mixed 61.4
SusWrite 147
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
482GB free
Firmware: FL1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 157 139 156 160 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 94.1
Write 90.5
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 154
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
921GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 97 111 108 104 110 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 116
Write 108
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 106
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.4 MB/s
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Typical MG03ACA400 4TB Builds (Compare 5,220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,239x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples955x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples408x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples414x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples385x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples287x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples108x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples105x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples62x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples348x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples208x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $80

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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