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Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

▲ 62414 ▼

Release date: Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 83.6% (65th of 1015)

Based on 5,739 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4
Poor: 56%Average: 83.6% Great: 106%

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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 3.33MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.08MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB is 50.8%. 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 61.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,739 samples)
Rank 6583.6%
Min Avg Max
93.9 Read 147 187
88.2 Write 145 182
43.7 Mixed 61.9 71.9
88.2 SusWrite 143 185
90.6% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 3.33 7.28
1.7 4K Write 2.14 2.4
0.62 4K Mixed 1.08 1.2
298% 2.18 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: 187 184 188 186 186 188 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 176
Mixed 68
SusWrite 186
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
507% 3.83 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 186 184 188 182 185 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 170
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 182
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
359% 2.63 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 168 160 164 161 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 165
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 162
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 168 166 165 168 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 134
Write 138
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 166
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
262% 1.83 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $154 @ launch in Nov '14
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Gaming
Gaming 76%
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Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 78%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $129

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 68%, 135,494 samples6,313x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $165Bench 72%, 82,276 samples4,848x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $105Bench 69%, 242,718 samples2,884x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples2,952x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples2,944x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $277Bench 57%, 752,023 samples2,378x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples2,229x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 103%, 520,826 samples1,684x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 114%, 429,703 samples1,547x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples2,295x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 87%, 166,510 samples1,670x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 97%, 24,344 samples796x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $874

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