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Toshiba HDWD130(X|E)ZSTA HDWD130UZSVA

P300 3TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 85.5% (45th of 1015)

Based on 72,341 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWD130
Poor: 58%Average: 85.5% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba P300 3TB averaged just 14.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba P300 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.05MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba P300 3TB is 49.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba P300 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 30.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72,341 samples)
Rank 4585.5%
Min Avg Max
92 Read 150 190
94.7 Write 149 191
18 Mixed 30.7 49.7
97.4 SusWrite 148 190
86.2% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.05 1.2
1.4 4K Write 2.08 2.3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
149% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 174 178 175 177 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 198
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 175
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
159% 1.37 MB/s
998GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 167 170 171 172 171 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 157
Mixed 42.4
SusWrite 170
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 161 160 159 162 159 MB/s
92.2% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 172
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 159
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
160% 1.33 MB/s
746GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 170 169 169 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 143
Write 127
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 167
84% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $49 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWD130UZSVA $11819 mins
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 86%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $127

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples45,159x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $325Bench 85%, 755,235 samples14,889x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $363Bench 84%, 293,678 samples10,937x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples10,057x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples9,622x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 373,446 samples6,847x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 705,872 samples3,981x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $65Bench 293%, 385,141 samples3,314x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $71Bench 270%, 386,862 samples3,226x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples11,698x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples5,763x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $66Bench 84%, 274,005 samples4,824x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $850

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Performance that meets demands...

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

Really quiet and fast! Great value, especially on sale.

DEU-User
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Bought two drives. Both became defective (extremely loud rotation sound while idling) within a day.

BRA-User
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4,103

Excellent

4 years ago.

One excepcional HDD, velocity of write and read very Good! And your price, no comments... :D

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Excellent

2 years ago.

Fast and big with great price.

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