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Toshiba HDWE160(X|E)ZSTA

X300 6TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 86.8% (39th of 1015)

Based on 5,594 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWE160
Poor: 58%Average: 86.8% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba X300 6TB averaged just 13.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba X300 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.07MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba X300 6TB is 51%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba X300 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 149MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,594 samples)
Rank 3986.8%
Min Avg Max
89.5 Read 149 191
99.3 Write 149 189
43.8 Mixed 63.1 72.8
102 SusWrite 153 197
93.6% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 3.55 7.5
1.6 4K Write 2.15 2.4
0.66 4K Mixed 1.07 1.2
307% 2.26 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 201 159 192 204 197 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 188
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 190
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
360% 2.77 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 173 156 165 163 172 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 160
Mixed 58.4
SusWrite 166
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
272% 1.9 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $150 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWE160EZSTA $783 years
BHPhotoUS HDWE160XZSTA $1776 years
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 UD AC

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Core i7-11700KIntel  $220Bench 101%, 65,651 samples921x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $178Bench 99%, 43,966 samples770x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $249Bench 103%, 44,319 samples448x
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RTX 3060Nvidia  $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples955x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples732x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples654x
SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $126Bench 228%, 180,890 samples469x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples298x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples227x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples193x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples160x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples141x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $641

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Good

5 years ago.

One Question: Unlike all other HDD manufacturers, why doesn't Toshiba list the drive's spec for: MTBF and Load/Unload values for their X300 drives ? I've attempted to obtain this info from Toshiba Japan as well as their international affiliates, all of which confirm this info is not disclosed by Toshiba. When asked why, their response was they feel this specification is not necessary for consumer HDD's. I am hopeful you can look into this further as this non-disclosure is quite concerning. If the actual MTBF is say 500K and the load/ unload is 100K...wow this would be a huge concern considering the present norm is 1,000,000 and 300K respectively. Pls express your concerns or forward your inquiry to Toshiba: answer@webcom.toshiba.co.jp

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