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DT01ACA300 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 87.2% (36th of 1015)

Based on 168 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIB DT01ACA300
Poor: 58%Average: 87.2% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Toshib DT01ACA300 3TB averaged just 12.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshib DT01ACA300 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.92MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshib DT01ACA300 3TB is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshib DT01ACA300 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 168 samples)
Rank 3687.2%
Min Avg Max
102 Read 158 196
95 Write 149 188
21.3 Mixed 108 172
86.9 SusWrite 138 192
102% 138 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.49 4K Read 0.92 1.15
0.65 4K Write 1.86 2.3
0.16 4K Mixed 0.34 0.7
111% 1.04 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 169 170 170 170 MB/s
95.6% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 155
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 170
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 185 179 184 180 184 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 142
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 182
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 148 150 148 148 MB/s
93.7% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 168
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 148
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 131 130 131 129 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 183
Write 184
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 130
93% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
386GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 111 113 114 112 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 160
Write 162
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 112
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 112 112 113 114 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 141
Write 146
Mixed 20
SusWrite 111
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 111 56 81 117 117 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 145
Write 103
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 100
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.03 MB/s
267GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 87 91 89 89 MB/s
42.2% Average
Read 59.2
Write 94.5
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 87.9
50% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples384x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples321x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples202x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples194x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples102x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples36x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples29x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples45x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455

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