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Toshiba HDWE150(X|E)ZSTA

X300 5TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 88.2% (33rd of 1015)

Based on 12,743 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA HDWE150, TOSHIB HDWE150
Poor: 63%Average: 88.2% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba X300 5TB averaged just 11.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba X300 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.62MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.08MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba X300 5TB is 45.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba X300 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 55.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,743 samples)
Rank 3388.2%
Min Avg Max
98 Read 151 191
101 Write 148 185
42 Mixed 55.2 62.2
103 SusWrite 155 194
92.7% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 3.62 7.6
1.8 4K Write 2.18 2.5
0.9 4K Mixed 1.08 1.2
311% 2.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 163 163 161 160 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 153
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 162
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
267% 1.93 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 167 150 162 162 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 138
Write 182
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 166
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
431% 3.3 MB/s
799GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 112 110 109 111 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 148
Write 132
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 109
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
280% 2.03 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $150 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWE150XZSTA $1258 months
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $109

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $176Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,720x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $169Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,347x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $136Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,475x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,282x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,104x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,496x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,870x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples1,122x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples879x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples782x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples743x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $96Bench 89%, 144,399 samples658x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $879

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