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Maxtor

6Y120M0 120GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 26.3% (833rd of 1015)

Based on 55 user benchmarks.  Model: Maxtor 6Y120M0
Poor: 17%Average: 26.3% Great: 32%

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Very poor average bench

The Maxtor 6Y120M0 120GB averaged 73.6% 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 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.67MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Maxtor 6Y120M0 120GB is just 15.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Maxtor 6Y120M0 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 39.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 37MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 55 samples)
Rank 83326.3%
Min Avg Max
29 Read 46.3 55.9
12.4 Write 47.3 58.9
14.6 Mixed 37 55.2
6.2 SusWrite 39.9 56.2
31.6% 42.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.18 4K Read 0.51 0.7
0.61 4K Write 1.67 2.36
0.18 4K Mixed 0.53 1.02
111% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
105GB free
Firmware: YAR51EW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 54 55 55 MB/s
31.3% Below average
Read 53.3
Write 58.8
Mixed 41
SusWrite 55.5
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: YAR51EW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 33 50 39 44 50 MB/s
27.2% Poor
Read 56.5
Write 57.2
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 37.9
36% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: YAR51EW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 41 44 44 MB/s
24.4% Poor
Read 43.3
Write 38.7
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 41.3
30% 39.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: YAR51EW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 22 23 31 32 MB/s
20.1% Poor
Read 41
Write 45.2
Mixed 32.9
SusWrite 28.6
27% 36.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: YAR51EW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 8.7 7.3 5.6 4.2 MB/s
3.57% Terrible
Read 6.2
Write 5.5
Mixed 7.3
SusWrite 6.2
5% 6.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0
8% 0.1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Asrock 770 Extreme3

CPU
FX-4300AMD  $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples4x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples2x
Phenom II X4 965AMD  $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples2x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples3x
HD 7870AMD  $203Bench 26%, 42,130 samples2x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples2x
SSD
600 240GBSeagate  $215Bench 82%, 3,595 samples2x
SU760 512GBAdataBench 89%, 1,247 samples2x
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston  $76Bench 48%, 24,219 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples4x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples2x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $347

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