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Toshiba

MG03ACA1 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 74% (111th of 1015)

Based on 57 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MG03ACA1
Poor: 50%Average: 74% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba MG03ACA1 1TB averaged 25.9% 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 0.92MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.58MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MG03ACA1 1TB is 42.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MG03ACA1 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 70.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 115MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 57 samples)
Rank 11174%
Min Avg Max
97.4 Read 140 165
25 Write 120 156
39.8 Mixed 70.8 142
25.2 SusWrite 115 161
81.7% 111 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.69 4K Read 0.89 1.31
0.6 4K Write 2.58 3.2
0.51 4K Mixed 0.92 1.41
187% 1.46 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
777GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 151 153 152 MB/s
84.5% Excellent
Read 143
Write 145
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 151
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.77 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: FL1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 152 150 149 148 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 141
Write 139
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 149
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
460GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 141 143 143 140 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 136
Write 129
Mixed 26.7
SusWrite 141
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.73 MB/s
596GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 135 134 126 132 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 123
Write 130
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 132
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.6 MB/s
844GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 127 127 127 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 120
Write 123
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 126
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.67 MB/s
288GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 84 82 83 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 136
Write 132
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 83.8
69% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.7 MB/s
349GB free
Firmware: FL3D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 90 90 87 MB/s
49.4% Average
Read 82.6
Write 88.6
Mixed 47.9
SusWrite 89
56% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
349GB free
Firmware: FL3D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 89 90 90 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 76.8
Write 80.9
Mixed 47
SusWrite 89.6
54% 73.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
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Typical MG03ACA1 1TB Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge T320

CPU
Xeon E5-2470 v2IntelBench 63%, 279 samples20x
Xeon E5-2420 0IntelBench 58%, 1,039 samples12x
Xeon E5-2420 v2IntelBench 62%, 669 samples9x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples6x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples5x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples5x
SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial  $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples5x
CS900 500GB SSDPNYBench 75%, 16,267 samples4x
PERC H310 255GBDellBench 64%, 288 samples2x
RAM
M393B2G70DB0-YK0 6x16GBUnknownBench 67%, 16 samples5x
18KSF1G72PDZ-1G6E1 00CE00B300CE M393B1G73QH0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B1G73QH0-YK0 24GBUnknownBench 72%, 7 samples4x
M393B1K70DH0-YK0 00AD00B300AD HMT31GR7CFR4A-PB 00CE04B300CE M393B1K70DH0-YK0 00CE04B300CE M393B1K70DH0-YK0 00CE04B300CE M393B1K70DH0-YK0 00AD00B300AD HMT31GR7CFR4A-PB 48GBUnknownBench 75%, 5 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $233

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