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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 59.5% (192nd of 1015)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: MD300GBVS
Poor: 49%Average: 59.5% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The MD300GBVS 300GB averaged 40.4% 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 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.77MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MD300GBVS 300GB is 24.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the MD300GBVS 300GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 83.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 19259.5%
Min Avg Max
49.7 Read 118 146
67.4 Write 109 139
10.6 Mixed 75.4 124
57.9 SusWrite 83.6 112
71.1% 96.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.47 4K Read 0.99 1.2
1.5 4K Write 2.77 3.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.96 1.4
200% 1.57 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 74 74 72 82 107 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 142
Write 139
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 83
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.03V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 79 97 107 106 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 101
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 94
67% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.4 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 80 74 73 84 93 MB/s
54.3% Above average
Read 110
Write 78.5
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 78.9
61% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 57 55 58 59 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 122
Write 104
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 61.2
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 72 89 58 95 97 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 93.3
Write 101
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 81.9
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.3
240% 1.73 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 62 59 57 59 56 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 113
Write 92.1
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 57.9
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.4
130% 1.27 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 58 66 78 63 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 98.8
Write 102
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 66.7
60% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.7
165% 1.47 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,338,850 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples519x
Core i3-6100Intel  $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples414x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples408x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples646x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples332x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples215x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples106x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples74x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples65x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples116x
Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 37%, 8,300 samples78x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $242

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