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ToshibaHDTS225EZSTA HDTS225XZSTA
$225
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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

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▲ 511,258 ▼
 $225 

Controller: Toshiba TC58NC5HA9GST. NAND Memory: Toshiba Asynchronous 19mn MLC. Release date: Q2 2013.

Effective Speed 
+21%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 21,418 user samples
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18,195 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 119% 119GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 60GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
SPEED RANK: 260th / 1072
3,223 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% 170GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 44GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 460th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		98.7 % Faster effective speed.
+21% 		81.7 %
Average Score 
+19%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		472 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+9% 		435 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		397 MB/s Faster write speed.
+17% 		340 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		32.3 MB/s Much faster random read.
+58% 		20.5 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		88.9 MB/s Much faster random write.
+35% 		65.8 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		301 MB/s 361 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+20%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+17% 		34.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		336 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+17% 		286 MB/s
Peak Score 
+7%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		516 MB/s +3% 500 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		479 MB/s +3% 466 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.8 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+44% 		26.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		120 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+19% 		101 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		356 MB/s 448 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+26%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		47.4 MB/s +4% 45.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		473 MB/s +4% 456 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+40%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		10.7 % Hugely better value.
+82% 		5.86 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$65 Much cheaper.
+71% 		$225
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		118 Months More recent.
+11% 		132 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		389 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+6% 		367 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		360 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+8% 		332 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,263 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+9% 		1156 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		332 MB/s 352 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+6%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		343 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+7% 		320 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		292 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+23% 		237 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		276 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+5% 		262 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		128GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.7%
Average Bench 81.7%
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The Toshiba HG5d is a reasonable SSD. Considering that Toshiba is amongst the few manufacturers that produce both their own NAND flash and SSD controllers, the HG5d is a little disappointing. With a Real World Speed of 444 MBps the Q Series lies just above the 50th percentile. Relative performance is better for server orientated workloads where the HG5d scored an AS SSD Total score of 970 points putting it in 11th position and at the 66th percentile, additionally the HG5d demonstrated very strong mixed 4K transfer rates peaking at 51.1 MB/s, the second highest seen to date on a 256GB SSD. The Toshiba HG5d is not a bad SSD but neither is it cutting edge which given it's relative youth counts strongly against it. Overall there are both faster and cheaper deals to be had elsewhere. [Sep '13 SSDrivePro]

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