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Toshiba

DT01ACA200 2TB

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Release date: Q1 2013.

Average Bench: 86.7% (42nd of 1015)

Based on 238,542 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: 55%Average: 86.7% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB averaged just 13.3% 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 0.57MB/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 54.1%. 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 30.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 149MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 238,542 samples)
Rank 4286.7%
Min Avg Max
82.6 Read 153 192
93.2 Write 152 191
19.2 Mixed 30.7 48.9
83.7 SusWrite 149 192
87.6% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.01 1.2
0.94 4K Write 2.03 2.4
0.3 4K Mixed 0.57 0.8
143% 1.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 165 168 168 169 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 184
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 167
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.33 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 190 190 190 190 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 189
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 188
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.4 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 131 131 130 130 MB/s
86.5% Excellent
Read 172
Write 172
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 130
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
134% 1.17 MB/s
711GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 125 126 124 125 124 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 109
Write 104
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 123
68% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $80 @ launch in Jan '13
AmazonUS $691 min
EbayUS $8018 mins
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Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $304Bench 89%, 263,985 samples2,669x
Core i7-9700Intel  $281Bench 93%, 52,096 samples1,911x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $300Bench 92%, 633,193 samples349x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 787,619 samples873x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 456,761 samples746x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples674x
SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $50Bench 127%, 35,399 samples664x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba  $85Bench 135%, 27,811 samples263x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 155%, 1,868 samples240x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 6,799 samples587x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 7,064 samples557x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,537 samples413x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $509

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Toshiba’s 7200 RPM 3.5-inch (8.9cm) HDD series...

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Excellent

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