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Toshiba

HDWT150 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 78.4% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 54 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWT150
Poor: 53%Average: 78.4% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba HDWT150 5TB averaged 21.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HDWT150 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.83MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.39MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HDWT150 5TB is 40.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HDWT150 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 53.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.32MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)
Rank 8378.4%
Min Avg Max
91.2 Read 139 166
62.2 Write 128 160
28.2 Mixed 53.7 62.3
66.3 SusWrite 135 164
82.8% 114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.85 4K Read 1.39 2.25
1.18 4K Write 1.32 1.5
0.68 4K Mixed 0.83 0.9
175% 1.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: FP1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 148 149 147 149 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 145
Write 147
Mixed 55
SusWrite 147
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.1 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: FP1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 147 148 144 148 145 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 134
Write 136
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 140
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.13 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 135 140 138 138 MB/s
77.9% Very good
Read 133
Write 142
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 138
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 129 112 113 127 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 100
Write 101
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 121
68% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 112 110 113 113 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 101
Write 119
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 112
70% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.07 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: FP1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 77 99 76 74 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 108
Write 60.9
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 78.2
50% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.67 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples4,872x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples2,921x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,523x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,424x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,365x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,236x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples813x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples655x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples514x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples908x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples757x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples422x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $675

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