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DT01ACA200 2TB

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Release date: Q1 2013.

Average Bench: 87.5% (36th of 1015)

Based on 258,901 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]

Poor: 56%Average: 87.5% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB averaged just 12.5% 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 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.04MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB is 53.2%. 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 31MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 258,901 samples)
Rank 3687.5%
Min Avg Max
91.8 Read 154 191
95.6 Write 154 191
20 Mixed 31 47.5
88.3 SusWrite 151 192
88.4% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.04 1.2
1.24 4K Write 2.06 2.4
0.44 4K Mixed 0.58 0.7
147% 1.23 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: 188 188 185 190 190 187 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 170
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 188
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
844GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 153 155 154 147 159 MB/s
84.8% Excellent
Read 145
Write 131
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 151
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 113 115 115 111 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 180
Write 111
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 112
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 150 151 151 150 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 130
Write 135
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 149
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
490GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 115 115 115 115 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 144
Write 148
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 114
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $80 @ launch in Jan '13
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Typical DT01ACA200 2TB Builds (Compare 7,639 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $312Bench 89%, 290,244 samples3,035x
Core i7-9700Intel  $281Bench 92%, 64,192 samples2,126x
Core i9-9900Intel  $350Bench 93%, 9,119 samples388x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 843,846 samples1,007x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 501,350 samples840x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples747x
SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $50Bench 129%, 42,321 samples727x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba  $75Bench 139%, 29,315 samples303x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 156%, 1,978 samples256x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 7,472 samples667x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,990 samples618x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,968 samples479x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $517

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Excellent

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