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Toshiba HDTS425XZSTA

Q300 Pro 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 79.6% (490th of 1072)

Based on 1,385 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA Q300 Pro, TOSHIB Q300 Pro
Poor: 55%Average: 79.6% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB averaged 20.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 257MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB is 46.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 294MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 364MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,385 samples)
Rank 49079.6%
Min Avg Max
313 Read 429 502
149 Write 364 465
228 Mixed 376 451
143 SusWrite 294 428
82.2% 366 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 20.3 27.5
26.3 4K Write 59.5 95.6
18.6 4K Mixed 32.7 45.9
104% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
145 DQ Read 300 365
100 DQ Write 230 319
121 DQ Mixed 257 337
194% 262 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 447 448 458 459 459 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 444
Mixed 452
SusWrite 452
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 39.3
128% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 335
250% 332 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 364 317 220 207 215 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 458
Mixed 447
SusWrite 296
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 40.6
127% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 323
244% 327 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 426 421 403 400 333 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 416
Write 360
Mixed 385
SusWrite 395
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 34.2
106% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 308
234% 316 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 264 308 290 319 122 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 483
Write 453
Mixed 329
SusWrite 274
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 38.3
108% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 309
237% 323 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 271 194 322 258 263 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 374
Write 97.1
Mixed 264
SusWrite 245
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 38.9
119% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 209
164% 233 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 172 116 113 138 314 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 434
Write 386
Mixed 384
SusWrite 182
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 33.7
106% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 311
237% 321 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 97 95 97 91 85 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 397
Write 168
Mixed 257
SusWrite 98.6
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 31.9
96% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 172
148% 226 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 140 122 177 181 163 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 323
Write 142
Mixed 257
SusWrite 162
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 31.7
102% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 138
110% 154 MB/s
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 68%
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Workstation 12%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel  $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples772x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples686x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples495x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
Q300 Pro 256GBToshiba  $149Bench 80%, 1,385 samples1x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $494

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