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Toshiba HDWD120(X|E)ZSTA HDWD120UZSVA

P300 2TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 87.9% (34th of 1015)

Based on 100,891 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA HDWD120, TOSHIB HDWD120
Poor: 58%Average: 87.9% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba P300 2TB averaged just 12.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba P300 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.05MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba P300 2TB is 50.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba P300 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 30.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 100,891 samples)
Rank 3487.9%
Min Avg Max
89.8 Read 153 190
101 Write 155 192
19.9 Mixed 30.8 49.1
98.7 SusWrite 153 192
88.8% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.05 1.2
1.5 4K Write 2.09 2.4
0.5 4K Mixed 0.59 0.8
148% 1.25 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 151 152 159 164 166 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 138
Mixed 29
SusWrite 158
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.37 MB/s
591GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 130 134 135 133 134 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 175
Write 175
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 133
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
386GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 125 121 124 124 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 137
Write 125
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 123
72% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
134% 1.17 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 110 105 109 109 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 144
Write 156
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 108
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
588GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 98 100 99 MB/s
68.9% Good
Read 141
Write 144
Mixed 31
SusWrite 98.4
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $49 @ launch in Oct '15
EbayUS HDWD120XZSTA $554 months
AmazonUS HDWD120UZSVA $1141 month
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $450Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,265x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $250Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,155x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $595Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,528x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,597x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $262Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,498x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples1,403x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples858x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples707x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples647x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 346,786 samples663x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,214

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 Comments

HDrivePro
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Official site www.toshiba.eu/...

Performance that meets demands...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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9,146

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

20 months ago.

GBR-User
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5,422

Poor

2 years ago.

NOISY and 3 out of 4 failed after 2.5 years.

SVK-User
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2,284

Excellent

3 years ago.

wtf?this hdd have too much noise???NO is sillent hdd..and have good speed my read 195MB/S...is 4 month old....

vatiquette
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14

Outstanding

5 years ago.

Excellent read performance at a great price

TristisOris
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Poor

4 years ago.

to much noise.

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