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Toshiba HDWD130(X|E)ZSTA HDWD130UZSVA

P300 3TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 87.8% (39th of 1015)

Based on 53,189 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWD130
Poor: 58%Average: 87.8% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba P300 3TB averaged just 12.1% 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

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba P300 3TB is 50.5%. 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 29.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 53,189 samples)
Rank 3987.8%
Min Avg Max
89 Read 153 191
99.3 Write 153 191
19.1 Mixed 29.8 50
93.2 SusWrite 153 192
88.3% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.05 1.2
1.39 4K Write 2.06 2.4
0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
148% 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: 178 182 184 179 183 183 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 168
Mixed 30
SusWrite 181
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: ACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 172 171 172 172 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 173
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 171
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 165 168 176 174 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 153
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 169
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $49 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWD130UZSVA $1097 mins
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Typical P300 3TB Builds (Compare 69,456 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 86%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $234Bench 84%, 753,232 samples33,209x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $305Bench 87%, 532,317 samples10,776x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $249Bench 85%, 218,991 samples8,213x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 313,119 samples7,993x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples7,533x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 210,702 samples5,195x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $66Bench 107%, 556,834 samples3,002x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 284%, 282,296 samples2,507x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 271%, 331,062 samples2,490x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 449,592 samples8,747x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 83%, 239,246 samples4,181x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples3,608x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $904

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Performance that meets demands...

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

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

DEU-User
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4,771

Excellent

24 months ago.

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

BRA-User
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3,751

Excellent

3 years ago.

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

HUN-User
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Excellent

19 months ago.

Fast and big with great price.

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