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Toshiba

DT01ACA200 2TB

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Release date: Q1 2013.

Average Bench: 86% (52nd of 1015)

Based on 152,181 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA DT01ACA200, TOSHIBA DT01ACA2, DT01ACA200

The 2TB Toshiba DT01ACA200 is a 3.5" desktop hard drive. This model sports a rotation speed of 7,200 RPM and is reasonably power efficient for a 2TB desktop drive consuming just 6.4 Watts when loaded and 5.2 Watts when idle. The DT01ACA200 has impressive performance with peak sequential read/write speeds of 193/182 MB/s and peak 4k read/write speeds of 1.16/2.28 MBps. These raw figures produce an effective speed of 141 MBps which ranks the 2TB DT01ACA200 amongst the top handful of 2TB hard drives. Not only is the 2TB DT01ACA200 a great performer but it is also priced aggressively and therefore represents superb value for money for a 2TB capacity drive. Comparing the 2TB and 3TB versions shows that performance is very similar but the 3TB offers 50% more capacity for just 25% more cash which makes the difference between good and great value for money. [Nov '14 HDrivePro]

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Poor: 51%Average: 86% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB averaged just 14.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.01MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB is 57.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 30.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 152,181 samples)
Rank 5286%
Min Avg Max
77 Read 152 192
90.8 Write 152 191
18 Mixed 30.9 49
88.8 SusWrite 147 191
87.2% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.01 1.2
1.2 4K Write 2.05 2.4
0.4 4K Mixed 0.59 0.8
146% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 188 194 193 189 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 176
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 192
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 175 179 175 178 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 158
Mixed 32
SusWrite 176
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
152% 1.23 MB/s
184GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 136 136 136 136 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 192
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 134
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
159% 1.37 MB/s
738GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 122 126 130 124 123 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 89.3
Write 149
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 124
69% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
132% 1.2 MB/s
672GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 148 148 152 150 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 61.7
Write 136
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 147
70% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
67% 0.53 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $80 @ launch in Jan '13
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Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 57%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $250Bench 72%, 71,532 samples1,601x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $350Bench 76%, 23,919 samples597x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $250Bench 74%, 20,327 samples524x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples619x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 61%, 109,927 samples559x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 435,255 samples348x
SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,340 samples221x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 114%, 429,703 samples165x
PM851 2.5 7mm 512GBSamsungBench 71%, 305 samples120x
RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 89%, 901 samples473x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 91%, 683 samples465x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 82%, 1,400 samples300x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $790

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Excellent

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So far, for a low cost HDD, it's more than I could expect.

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