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Toshiba

MG06ACA800EY 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 108% (1st of 1015)

Based on 44 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MG06ACA800EY
Poor: 69%Average: 108% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba MG06ACA800EY 8TB averaged 7.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MG06ACA800EY 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.88MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MG06ACA800EY 8TB is 64.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MG06ACA800EY 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.62MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)
Rank 1108%
Min Avg Max
1.7 Read 186 246
29.7 Write 163 236
8 Mixed 73 102
90 SusWrite 189 238
111% 153 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.78 1.2
0.9 4K Write 1.62 2
0.3 4K Mixed 0.88 1.1
160% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: GA04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 234 237 234 238 236 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 249
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 235
146% 201 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.4 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: GA09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 233 235 233 235 231 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 211
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 233
134% 185 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: GA09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 228 137 227 201 188 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 240
Write 83.8
Mixed 72.6
SusWrite 201
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: GA08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 232 231 157 234 234 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 117
Mixed 33.9
SusWrite 210
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: GA09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 201 167 233 153 215 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 137
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 178
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: GA05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 191 188 191 188 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 168
Mixed 86
SusWrite 189
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GA06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 139 150 156 160 157 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 138
Write 154
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 152
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming 4%
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Workstation 3%
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System: HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples434x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples141x
Core i3-6100Intel  $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples133x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples482x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples41x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples28x
SSD
MZ7LN128HCHP-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 73%, 5,673 samples45x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples34x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples30x
RAM
M378A5143DB0-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 38%, 1,600 samples34x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples34x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 69%, 2,652 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67

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