Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

▲ MD04ACA400 4TB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score +19% Read -7%, Write -1%, 4K Read 156%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed 24%, SusWrite -6%Peak Score +36% Read -9%, Write -5%, 4K Read 301%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -39%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment -2,536%User Rating -30%, Market Share -10,070%, Price -48%, Value 6%Nice To Haves -1%Age -1%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

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Black 2TB (2013)

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Average Bench: 83.6% (64^th of 1015)

Based on 6,324 user benchmarks. Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4

Poor: 60%Average: 83.6% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB averaged just 16.3% 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 3.32MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.09MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB is 45.8%. 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 62.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,324 samples)

Rank 6483.6%

Min	Avg	Max
99.9	Read 149	184
93.2	Write 145	180
44	Mixed 62.4	71
91.9	SusWrite 142	184
90.8% 124 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.1	4K Read 3.32	6.91
1.8	4K Write 2.17	2.4
0.9	4K Mixed 1.09	1.2
300% 2.19 MB/s

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 4 hrs ago.

498GB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 107 112 111 108 110 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 148

Mixed 64.2

SusWrite 110

85% 116 MB/s

4K Read 2.3

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 1.1

259% 1.87 MB/s

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Gaming 122%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 115%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $100

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 98%, 308,044 samples	3,684x
Core i5-9600KIntel $190Bench 95%, 202,655 samples	2,387x
Core i9-9900KIntel $364Bench 98%, 270,584 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 123%, 355,907 samples	2,245x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 293,491 samples	965x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $480Bench 100%, 161,646 samples	875x

SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $110Bench 194%, 109,436 samples	677x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 162%, 93,728 samples	500x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 291%, 205,596 samples	487x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 85%, 349,082 samples	585x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 83%, 32,342 samples	477x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 84%, 418,722 samples	468x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,044

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Intel Core i5-9600K $190	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

Average Bench: 83.6% (64^th of 1015)

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Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

Average Bench: 83.6% (64th of 1015)

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $100

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