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Toshiba

MD05ACA600 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 108% (1st of 1015)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MD05ACA600
Poor: 88%Average: 108% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba MD05ACA600 6TB averaged 7.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MD05ACA600 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.64MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD05ACA600 6TB is 40.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD05ACA600 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 185MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 1108%
Min Avg Max
128 Read 185 222
112 Write 188 225
66.8 Mixed 91.9 103
106 SusWrite 190 231
120% 164 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.62 2.3
2.9 4K Write 5.69 6.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.64 0.9
244% 2.65 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 224 225 226 223 224 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 194
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 224
128% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.7
261% 2.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 203 205 203 202 204 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 196
Mixed 99.6
SusWrite 203
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.7
267% 2.97 MB/s
132GB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 209 198 205 203 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 178
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 201
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.6
211% 2.33 MB/s
964GB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 159 153 158 159 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 204
Mixed 95.1
SusWrite 156
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.6
262% 2.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 179 178 176 180 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 179
Mixed 95.2
SusWrite 177
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.6
198% 1.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 179 178 176 180 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 176
Mixed 96.1
SusWrite 177
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.6
250% 2.87 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 178 172 176 179 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 175
Mixed 90
SusWrite 174
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.6
245% 2.83 MB/s
142GB free
Firmware: GX0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 107 69 108 108 110 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 150
Write 168
Mixed 92.9
SusWrite 106
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.5
198% 2.1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,266x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,276x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,183x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,623x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,581x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,144x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,285x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples938x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,065

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