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Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

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Release date: Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 81.8% (69th of 1015)

Based on 10,635 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4
Poor: 55%Average: 81.8% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.33MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.06MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB is 48.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,635 samples)
Rank 6981.8%
Min Avg Max
92.8 Read 145 184
88.2 Write 140 179
44.2 Mixed 61.9 70.9
84.2 SusWrite 139 182
88.7% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 3.33 6.7
1.2 4K Write 2.12 2.4
0.6 4K Mixed 1.06 1.2
296% 2.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 169 164 169 166 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 176
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 167
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
414% 3.03 MB/s
550GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 155 155 155 154 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 150
Write 157
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 154
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
256% 1.87 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 112 112 118 117 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 131
Write 124
Mixed 61.3
SusWrite 113
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
241% 1.67 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $154 @ launch in Nov '14
BHPhotoUS $1406 years
AmazonUS $16522 days
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Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $450Bench 97%, 550,833 samples3,458x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $250Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,012x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $595Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,771x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,304x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $262Bench 90%, 645,160 samples741x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples683x
SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples470x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples410x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples352x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples446x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples277x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples275x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $1,294

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Excellent

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