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Toshiba

MG04ACA2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 74.3% (112th of 1014)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MG04ACA2
Poor: 59%Average: 74.3% Great: 107%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba MG04ACA2 2TB averaged 25.6% 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 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.67MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MG04ACA2 2TB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MG04ACA2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 81.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 11274.3%
Min Avg Max
95.3 Read 169 209
33.1 Write 94.3 188
24.9 Mixed 63.4 176
17.5 SusWrite 81.7 197
74.7% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.67 3
0.3 4K Write 1.36 3.2
0.44 4K Mixed 0.82 1.1
185% 1.28 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: FJ2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 199 200 199 200 197 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 182
Mixed 103
SusWrite 197
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
266% 2.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware:
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 44 45 45 45 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 209
Write 42.8
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 44.2
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
225% 1.47 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FP3B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 116 84 88 79 94 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 128
Write 155
Mixed 29.6
SusWrite 99.2
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.93 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FK3D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 38 38 40 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 184
Write 36
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 38.5
56% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 0.9 MB/s
946GB free
Firmware:
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 36 37 37 37 40 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 170
Write 43.8
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 38.5
55% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware:
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 39 38 38 39 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 165
Write 41
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 38.8
49% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.07 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: FK5D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 17 15 16 16 20 MB/s
57.3% Above average
Read 183
Write 33.1
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 17.5
47% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
78% 0.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 (MS-7B84) - $80

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples286x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples83x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples72x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples112x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples66x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples56x
SSD
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples32x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples28x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples54x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples45x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $378

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