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Toshiba HDWD130(X|E)ZSTA HDWD130UZSVA

P300 3TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 88.6% (32nd of 1015)

Based on 62,053 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWD130
Poor: 63%Average: 88.6% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba P300 3TB averaged just 11.3% 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 1.06MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba P300 3TB is 45.4%. 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 30.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 62,053 samples)
Rank 3288.6%
Min Avg Max
102 Read 156 191
99.3 Write 153 191
18.7 Mixed 30.6 49.3
100 SusWrite 153 192
88.9% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.06 1.2
1.46 4K Write 2.07 2.3
0.46 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%
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 134 142 144 140 MB/s
93.9% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 156
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 139
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
161% 1.4 MB/s
145GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 94 107 100 103 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 84
Write 94.9
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 100
54% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
412GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 113 107 108 108 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 73.2
Write 113
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 108
57% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.4
110% 1.07 MB/s
563GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 40 40 46 86 132 MB/s
22.3% Poor
Read 7
Write 90.4
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 70.7
36% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
44% 0.37 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $49 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWD130UZSVA $10920 mins
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $115

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $259Bench 82%, 1,019,302 samples40,833x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $295Bench 84%, 696,534 samples13,376x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $329Bench 83%, 281,928 samples9,898x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 407,956 samples9,328x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples8,858x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 321,694 samples6,297x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 696,984 samples3,629x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $65Bench 284%, 370,885 samples3,018x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $72Bench 273%, 374,578 samples2,964x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 566,994 samples10,660x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples5,210x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $60Bench 84%, 269,433 samples4,373x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $921

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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

2 years ago.

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

BRA-User
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Excellent

3 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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