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Toshiba

MG05ACA800E 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 106% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 461 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MG05ACA800E
Poor: 61%Average: 106% Great: 133%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB averaged 5.8% 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 3.91MB/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 72.2%. 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 83.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 182MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 461 samples)
Rank 2106%
Min Avg Max
105 Read 182 234
116 Write 183 232
41.3 Mixed 83.2 98.9
119 SusWrite 186 233
116% 159 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.45 2.3
1.7 4K Write 3.91 5.2
0.2 4K Mixed 0.56 0.8
195% 1.97 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6.5TB free
Firmware: GX2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 229 231 230 225 229 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 231
Write 225
Mixed 88.3
SusWrite 228
141% 193 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
212% 2.2 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: GX1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 224 214 226 228 222 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 227
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 223
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
218% 2.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 171 172 173 169 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 166
Mixed 81.9
SusWrite 171
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
165% 1.47 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: GX0R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 140 135 137 136 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 196
Mixed 96
SusWrite 136
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.5
194% 2.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 174 168 172 166 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 164
Mixed 82
SusWrite 170
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.5
172% 1.77 MB/s
95GB free
Firmware: GX4K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 174 166 148 150 167 MB/s
85.6% Excellent
Read 136
Write 137
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 162
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.4
166% 1.9 MB/s
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Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $194

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,618x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,480x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,143x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples683x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples579x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples482x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples586x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples418x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples383x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples285x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples246x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $796

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