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6B200R0 204GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 22.5% (941st of 1015)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: Maxtor 6B200R0
Poor: 17%Average: 22.5% Great: 30%

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Very poor average bench

The Maxtor 6B200R0 204GB averaged 77.5% 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 Write Speed 4.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.24MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Maxtor 6B200R0 204GB is just 13.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Maxtor 6B200R0 204GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 35.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 31.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 94122.5%
Min Avg Max
6.8 Read 39.4 57.8
13.5 Write 44.1 56.5
12 Mixed 31.1 46.6
9.7 SusWrite 35.9 51.8
27.8% 37.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.08 4K Read 0.59 0.9
0.2 4K Write 4.1 6.2
0.1 4K Mixed 0.24 0.8
127% 1.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free
Firmware: BAH41BM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 48 49 49 MB/s
28.4% Poor
Read 48.7
Write 53.4
Mixed 33.4
SusWrite 48.4
34% 46 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.1
151% 2.27 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: BAH41BM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 46 44 49 49 49 MB/s
27.2% Poor
Read 48.8
Write 56.1
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 44.6
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.2
140% 1.9 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: BAH41E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s
26.1% Poor
Read 57.8
Write 56.1
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 31.3
33% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.1
155% 2.33 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: BAH41E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 30 31 31 31 24 MB/s
17.4% Very poor
Read 28.8
Write 34.3
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 29.8
22% 29.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.1
144% 2.17 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: BAH41E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 35 35 34 35 MB/s
17% Very poor
Read 22.9
Write 34.3
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 34.8
20% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.6
182% 1.9 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: BAH41E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 34 35 35 35 MB/s
16.9% Very poor
Read 22.8
Write 36.3
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 34.4
21% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.1
128% 1.8 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: EVGA 132-YW-E178-FTW

CPU
Core2 Duo E8500Intel  $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples2x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel  $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples2x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples2x
GPU
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples2x
GTX 760Nvidia  $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples1x
GTX 260Nvidia  $250Bench 7%, 11,945 samples1x
SSD
M4 128GBCrucial  $116Bench 60%, 34,516 samples2x
S120GG2 120GBSandiskBench 48%, 2 samples1x
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples5x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples2x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $396

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4 years ago.

This drive uses ide so it dosent Work With newer computers

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