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Toshiba

MG05ACA800E 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 106% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 384 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MG05ACA800E
Poor: 61%Average: 106% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB averaged 6.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.56MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB is 72.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 184MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 384 samples)
Rank 2106%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 184 235
116 Write 185 232
45 Mixed 85.4 100
103 SusWrite 186 235
117% 160 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.48 2.25
1.55 4K Write 3.9 5.2
0.2 4K Mixed 0.56 0.8
196% 1.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 232 238 233 234 230 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 231
Write 228
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 233
144% 197 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.5
234% 2.5 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 228 229 226 228 225 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 225
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 225
141% 193 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.6
263% 2.73 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 229 229 234 234 231 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 181
Mixed 95
SusWrite 231
129% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
184% 1.6 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 215 213 218 214 217 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 208
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 214
131% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
192% 1.67 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 181 180 175 181 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 196
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 178
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.5
223% 2.47 MB/s
788GB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 225 216 219 219 225 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 137
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 220
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.5
188% 2.1 MB/s
167GB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 127 133 132 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 197
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 129
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.8
197% 1.67 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 144 144 139 138 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 141
Write 134
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 140
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.5
196% 2.23 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 144 143 141 142 143 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 138
Write 139
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 141
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.5
187% 2.07 MB/s
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples22,997x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $363Bench 81%, 541,373 samples14,253x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $309Bench 87%, 669,386 samples12,405x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 505,105 samples7,219x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 363,665 samples6,686x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 501,350 samples6,673x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 609,576 samples4,225x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 279%, 338,360 samples3,371x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 266%, 342,462 samples3,071x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $90Bench 84%, 269,954 samples7,758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples7,312x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples5,016x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,080

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