Toshiba

Q300 960GB

Q300 960GB
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -55%Read -1%, Write -67%, 4K Read -60%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -96%, SusWrite -96%Peak Score -21%Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -41%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -8%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -52%, ADQ Mixed -181%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 66.6% (725^th of 1072)

Based on 240 user benchmarks. Model: TOSHIBA Q300

Poor: 44%Average: 66.6% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Toshiba Q300 960GB averaged 33.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 92.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba Q300 960GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba Q300 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 151MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 243MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 240 samples)

Rank 72566.6%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 453	511
47.7	Write 243	471
154	Mixed 292	397
72.4	SusWrite 151	274
63.2% 285 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.72	4K Read 21.4	31
19.7	4K Write 63.2	105
5.33	4K Mixed 23	41
95.3% 35.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.5	DQ Read 269	341
46.4	DQ Write 190	350
6.08	DQ Mixed 92.7	196
106% 184 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 7 months ago.

891GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 230 153 136 127 127 MB/s

96.6% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 413

SusWrite 210

89% 398 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 42.4

157% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 198

185% 286 MB/s

NOR-User, 5 months ago.

572GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 105 109 106 122 148 MB/s

91.6% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 383

SusWrite 154

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 40.1

152% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 194

186% 292 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

706GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 101 82 100 116 109 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 460

Mixed 409

SusWrite 118

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 78.4

4K Mixed 38.1

135% 48.7 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 54.2

99% 200 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 days ago.

812GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 106 102 98 99 194 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 100

Mixed 371

SusWrite 126

59% 269 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 52.2

4K Mixed 29

102% 35.4 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 158

DQ Mixed 194

159% 231 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

139GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 100 104 105 105 129 MB/s

69.5% Good

Write 261

Mixed 401

SusWrite 119

57% 252 MB/s

4K Read 15.9

4K Write 98.5

4K Mixed 39

126% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 28.4

96% 212 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 days ago.

239GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 99 103 176 278 361 MB/s

63.1% Good

Write 67.2

Mixed 262

SusWrite 198

53% 238 MB/s

4K Read 7.9

4K Write 48.2

4K Mixed 24

68% 26.7 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 66.5

105% 204 MB/s

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

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FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	863x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	208x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	110x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	81x

SSD
Q300 960GBToshibaBench 67%, 240 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	84x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $530

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Q300 960GB

Average Bench: 66.6% (725^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 66.6% (725^th of 1072)