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Md1tblss

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 47.8% (338th of 1015)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: MD1TBLSS HD
Poor: 17%Average: 47.8% Great: 64%

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Below average average bench

The Md1tblss HD 1TB averaged 52.1% 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 0.44MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.87MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Md1tblss HD 1TB is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Md1tblss HD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 76MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 77.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 33847.8%
Min Avg Max
29.4 Read 84.5 116
27.7 Write 77.4 109
25.8 Mixed 69.1 115
29.8 SusWrite 76 115
56.9% 76.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.27 4K Read 0.49 0.6
1.52 4K Write 1.87 2.24
0.17 4K Mixed 0.44 0.7
104% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
929GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 117 116 117 116 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 108
Write 109
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 115
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
823GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 115
Write 105
Mixed 108
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.17
68% 0.75 MB/s
550GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 97.4
Write 102
Mixed 98.8
75% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.2
62% 0.67 MB/s
699GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 60 54 73 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 49.7
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 76.1
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
720GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 84 86 82 88 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 64.5
Write 81.7
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 83.1
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
677GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 29 30 30 30 MB/s
17.2% Very poor
Read 29.4
Write 27.7
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 29.8
21% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,335,096 HDDs tested

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Gaming 5%
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Desktop 56%
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Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Asus P8H67-M LE

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples71x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples71x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples57x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples24x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples23x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples16x
RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 43%, 520 samples22x
CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 288 samples14x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278

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