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Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

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Release date: Q4 2014.

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Average Bench: 85.4% (53rd of 1010)

Based on 3,416 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4
Poor: 56%Average: 85.4% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB averaged just 14.6% 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 3.5MB/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 49.2%. 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 62.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 145MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,416 samples)
Rank 5385.4%
Min Avg Max
94 Read 149 185
90.2 Write 145 180
45.2 Mixed 62.5 72.2
93.6 SusWrite 147 185
91.9% 126 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 3.5 7.4
1.7 4K Write 2.15 2.4
0.73 4K Mixed 1.08 1.2
306% 2.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 163 167 163 165 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 145
Write 146
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 165
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
248% 1.83 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 136 144 138 143 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 160
Write 148
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 140
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
318% 2.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 143 151 143 143 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 139
Write 129
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 146
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
231% 1.73 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $154 @ launch in Nov '14
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BHPhotoUS $1402 years
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Gaming
Gaming 107%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $148

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $160Bench 85%, 79,589 samples4,574x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $180Bench 89%, 49,030 samples3,517x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $149Bench 81%, 127,726 samples1,995x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 122%, 359,442 samples2,153x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 98%, 465,493 samples2,058x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 71%, 459,273 samples1,642x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 111,914 samples1,871x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $63Bench 105%, 350,190 samples1,310x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 114%, 291,972 samples1,154x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 87%, 145,991 samples1,547x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 94%, 72,616 samples1,204x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $190Bench 105%, 13,930 samples567x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $1,021

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Toshiba 7200 RPM 3.5-inch 64MB...

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Excellent

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