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Toshiba

MN05ACA800 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 110% (1st of 1015)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA MN05ACA800
Poor: 74%Average: 110% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba MN05ACA800 8TB averaged 10.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MN05ACA800 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.19MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.01MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MN05ACA800 8TB is 61.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MN05ACA800 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 185MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 1110%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 185 234
117 Write 196 226
69.3 Mixed 87.3 97.9
153 SusWrite 198 237
122% 167 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 2.01 2.8
3.8 4K Write 5.19 6.5
0.5 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
259% 2.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 237 236 241 239 235 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 226
Mixed 97.9
SusWrite 237
145% 199 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.7
315% 3.33 MB/s
69GB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 206 204 205 210 200 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 195
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 204
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.7
269% 2.93 MB/s
737GB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 192 197 188 178 200 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 190
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 192
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.5
254% 2.87 MB/s
4.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 205 209 205 202 213 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 220
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 205
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
263% 2.57 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: GX2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 147 151 156 155 154 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 103
Write 117
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 153
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.9
239% 2.43 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,892x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples636x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples811x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples738x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples229x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples550x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples299x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655

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