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Toshiba HDWD130(X|E)ZSTA HDWD130UZSVA

P300 3TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 87.2% (39th of 1015)

Based on 61,105 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWD130
Poor: 59%Average: 87.2% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba P300 3TB averaged just 12.7% 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 0.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.04MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba P300 3TB is 49.9%. 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 31.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 61,105 samples)
Rank 3987.2%
Min Avg Max
89.9 Read 153 190
92.8 Write 152 190
18.2 Mixed 31.1 50.4
94.6 SusWrite 151 191
87.9% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.04 1.2
1.3 4K Write 2.05 2.4
0.4 4K Mixed 0.59 0.8
147% 1.23 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
978GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 194 190 192 188 192 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 167
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 190
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
141% 1.2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 176 177 137 181 MB/s
97.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 172
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 171
96% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
136% 1.2 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 186 188 184 189 185 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 146
Write 178
Mixed 29
SusWrite 187
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.3 MB/s
605GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 129 124 131 131 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 129
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.27 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $49 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWD130UZSVA $1099 secs
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Gaming 90%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $209Bench 83%, 842,939 samples35,446x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $305Bench 86%, 591,493 samples11,526x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $279Bench 84%, 264,970 samples8,713x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 345,322 samples8,391x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples7,904x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 268,091 samples5,561x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 605,938 samples3,190x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 287,660 samples2,668x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 270%, 348,027 samples2,633x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples9,326x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $110Bench 84%, 243,416 samples4,491x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples3,817x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $888

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HDrivePro
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Performance that meets demands...

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USA-User
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7,888

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

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

DEU-User
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4,833

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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3,829

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

21 months ago.

Fast and big with great price.

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