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Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

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Release date: Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 83.6% (61st of 1015)

Based on 7,118 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4
Poor: 59%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 3.35MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.08MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB is 46.6%. 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 62.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,118 samples)
Rank 6183.6%
Min Avg Max
95.9 Read 147 185
95.9 Write 144 181
46.3 Mixed 62.7 71.8
93.2 SusWrite 143 184
90.8% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 3.35 7.33
1.77 4K Write 2.16 2.5
0.88 4K Mixed 1.08 1.2
300% 2.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 179 180 180 183 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 162
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 180
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
472% 3.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 135 153 149 153 154 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 147
Write 139
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 149
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
167% 1.17 MB/s
525GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 147 141 144 143 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 149
Write 140
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 143
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
276% 2 MB/s
258GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 113 110 113 114 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 143
Write 142
Mixed 62
SusWrite 112
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
300% 2.27 MB/s
159GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 91 90 91 91 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 90.2
65% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.53 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $154 @ launch in Nov '14
BHPhotoUS $1405 years
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Gaming 116%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $280Bench 98%, 442,482 samples6,405x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $185Bench 94%, 268,128 samples3,911x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $369Bench 98%, 369,245 samples2,898x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples3,188x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 105%, 413,651 samples1,490x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 456,761 samples1,409x
SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $116Bench 195%, 137,343 samples1,026x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 287,087 samples814x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $100Bench 239%, 91,957 samples701x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 84%, 477,694 samples986x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 78%, 48,978 samples692x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples662x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,222

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Excellent

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