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MQ01ABF032 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 39.6% (513th of 1014)

Based on 3,607 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MQ01ABF032
Poor: 17%Average: 39.6% Great: 55%

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Poor average bench

The Toshiba MQ01ABF032 320GB averaged 60.4% 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 0.48MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.31MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MQ01ABF032 320GB is 37.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MQ01ABF032 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 26.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.39MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,607 samples)
Rank 51339.6%
Min Avg Max
14.4 Read 68.7 99.6
19.2 Write 72.3 101
10.5 Mixed 26.6 34
31.5 SusWrite 69.1 95.9
43.1% 59.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.39 0.5
0.3 4K Write 1.31 1.7
0.1 4K Mixed 0.48 0.6
93.2% 0.72 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
285GB free
Firmware: AM0Q5E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 96 95 96 MB/s
49% Average
Read 75.8
Write 77.1
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 94.8
51% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 73 75 87 89 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 88.3
Write 90.9
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 79.5
53% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 78 75 70 MB/s
48% Average
Read 91.2
Write 91.7
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 76
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
120GB free
Firmware: AM0P1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 72 72 72 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 91.5
Write 89.8
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 71.6
52% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 79 73 80 74 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 86.8
Write 11.8
Mixed 27.6
SusWrite 76.1
37% 50.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
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Typical MQ01ABF032 320GB Builds (Compare 668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 18%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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Motherboard: Intel powered classmate PC

CPU
Celeron 847Intel  $201Bench 12%, 2,806 samples404x
Celeron N2805IntelBench 7%, 187 samples105x
Atom N2600IntelBench 6%, 1,386 samples58x
GPU
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,007 samples402x
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 62,435 samples190x
Graphics Media Accelerator 3600IntelBench 0%, 1,583 samples58x
SSD
SSD 32GBAdataBench 26%, 115 samples5x
U100 32GBSandiskBench 35%, 274 samples3x
U100 16GBSandiskBench 23%, 321 samples2x
RAM
CT25664BF160B.D8FE 1x2GBCrucialBench 20%, 229 samples185x
1x4GBUnknownBench 24%, 97,979 samples98x
1x2GBUnknownBench 15%, 69,078 samples86x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 13% - Very poor Total price: $201

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