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Toshiba HDWE160(X|E)ZSTA

X300 6TB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 86.9% (42nd of 1015)

Based on 5,530 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA HDWE160
Poor: 61%Average: 86.9% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba X300 6TB averaged just 13.1% 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 3.44MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.05MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba X300 6TB is 47.6%. 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 62.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 149MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,530 samples)
Rank 4286.9%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 152 192
102 Write 149 189
41.1 Mixed 62.8 73.1
96.5 SusWrite 150 198
93.6% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 3.44 7.3
1.25 4K Write 2.12 2.4
0.6 4K Mixed 1.05 1.2
299% 2.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 183 188 187 178 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 185
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 186
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
442% 3.37 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 181 184 184 184 184 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 184
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 184
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
428% 3.17 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 170 160 150 151 148 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 188
Mixed 72
SusWrite 156
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
451% 3.37 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $150 @ launch in Oct '15
AmazonUS HDWE160EZSTA $784 months
BHPhotoUS HDWE160XZSTA $1773 years
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $169

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $309Bench 87%, 669,386 samples21,370x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples11,134x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $459Bench 87%, 242,633 samples9,644x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 505,105 samples9,183x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 363,665 samples8,032x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 281,761 samples4,857x
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970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $144Bench 324%, 291,009 samples4,375x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $155Bench 298%, 258,279 samples3,929x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 279%, 338,360 samples3,510x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples3,156x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $90Bench 84%, 269,954 samples2,984x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $330Bench 87%, 120,905 samples2,844x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,207

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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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