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Toshiba HDWD130(X|E)ZSTA HDWD130UZSVA

P300 3TB

▲ 65508 ▼

Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 89.4% (30th of 1015)

Based on 26,339 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWD130
Poor: 57%Average: 89.4% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba P300 3TB averaged just 10.6% 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 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.04MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba P300 3TB is 52.4%. 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 29.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,339 samples)
Rank 3089.4%
Min Avg Max
84.7 Read 157 194
98.7 Write 155 192
18 Mixed 29.9 49.5
90.2 SusWrite 155 191
89.6% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.04 1.2
1.29 4K Write 2.07 2.4
0.4 4K Mixed 0.61 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%
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 187 186 189 187 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 174
Mixed 31
SusWrite 186
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 188 192 193 193 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 178
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 192
101% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 174 178 175 178 174 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 178
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 177
101% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 175 179 175 179 178 MB/s
97.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 174
Mixed 40
SusWrite 177
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.27 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 116 116 114 123 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 101
Write 90.8
Mixed 30
SusWrite 117
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.3
98% 0.93 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $49 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWD130UZSVA $9015 mins
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Gaming
Gaming 95%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $138

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $180Bench 69%, 114,618 samples6,046x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $164Bench 73%, 75,173 samples4,619x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $95Bench 70%, 228,231 samples2,763x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 528,138 samples2,815x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 79%, 714,011 samples2,809x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $227Bench 57%, 719,672 samples2,254x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 152,751 samples2,171x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 529,683 samples1,636x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 412,784 samples1,482x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 85%, 252,931 samples2,149x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 87%, 149,447 samples1,603x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 101%, 25,855 samples763x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,029

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HDrivePro
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Performance that meets demands...

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

14 months ago.

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

DEU-User
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3,739

Excellent

7 months ago.

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

BRA-User
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3,027

Excellent

23 months ago.

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

HUN-User
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2,267

Excellent

2 months ago.

Fast and big with great price.

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