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Toshiba PH3400U-1I72

MD04ACA400 4TB

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Release date: Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 82.4% (68th of 1015)

Based on 9,952 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA MD04ACA400, TOSHIBA MD04ACA4
Poor: 56%Average: 82.4% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB averaged just 17.5% 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 3.24MB/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 48.8%. 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 61.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 141MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,952 samples)
Rank 6882.4%
Min Avg Max
94 Read 145 184
84.7 Write 141 180
38.2 Mixed 61.1 70.9
88.8 SusWrite 141 184
89% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 3.24 6.9
1.23 4K Write 2.13 2.4
0.6 4K Mixed 1.06 1.2
293% 2.14 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: 188 181 188 186 189 188 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 159
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 187
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
442% 3.37 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 174 179 175 180 180 MB/s
93% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 174
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 178
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
333% 2.5 MB/s
362GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 102 96 101 100 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 146
Write 145
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 99.4
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
292% 2.13 MB/s
583GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 100 116 120 115 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 99.3
Write 104
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 113
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.43 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $154 @ launch in Nov '14
BHPhotoUS $1406 years
AmazonUS $16513 days
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Gaming 115%
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Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 108%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $233

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $416Bench 97%, 515,820 samples8,802x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $210Bench 94%, 325,710 samples5,256x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $615Bench 96%, 432,504 samples4,138x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples4,084x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 105%, 416,684 samples1,936x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples1,926x
SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $80Bench 193%, 168,047 samples1,348x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $65Bench 293%, 385,141 samples1,067x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $97Bench 231%, 149,128 samples972x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples1,292x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples866x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 74,044 samples865x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $1,307

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