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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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 127 127 106 147 103 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 182
Write 113
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 126
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
442% 3.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 131 128 129 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 159
Write 160
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 129
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
297% 2.13 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $150 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWE160EZSTA $7820 months
BHPhotoUS HDWE160XZSTA $1774 years
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Gaming 104%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 UD AC

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $280Bench 101%, 61,928 samples650x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $209Bench 99%, 30,311 samples589x
Core i7-11700KFIntel  $276Bench 101%, 14,927 samples307x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $348Bench 100%, 301,333 samples632x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $568Bench 148%, 562,666 samples493x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $410Bench 129%, 322,253 samples447x
SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 259%, 105,760 samples212x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 395%, 138,490 samples152x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples139x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 15,498 samples106x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 26,507 samples106x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $751

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Good

4 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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