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Toshiba

HDWR180 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 103% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 1,295 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWR180
Poor: 68%Average: 103% Great: 130%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba HDWR180 8TB averaged 3.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWR180 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWR180 8TB is 62.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWR180 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 55.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.73MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,295 samples)
Rank 2103%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 178 229
108 Write 169 217
43.9 Mixed 55.5 63.2
113 SusWrite 183 230
106% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.73 0.8
1.6 4K Write 1.79 2
0.8 4K Mixed 0.98 1.1
173% 1.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 218 219 223 221 223 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 238
Write 212
Mixed 54.6
SusWrite 219
131% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 214 215 219 214 215 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 195
Mixed 59
SusWrite 214
123% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 231 234 233 234 230 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 180
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 231
113% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
189% 1.23 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 148 171 158 170 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 139
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 161
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 206 208 204 209 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 136
Write 153
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 204
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 202 209 206 205 210 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 120
Write 156
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 200
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 137 139 140 139 141 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 156
Write 152
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 137
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,966 HDDs tested

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Typical HDWR180 8TB Builds (Compare 9,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) - $199

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $158Bench 96%, 383,420 samples2,555x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples2,059x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,085x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples990x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples738x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples715x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples721x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples532x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples476x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples425x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples266x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples253x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $903

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