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ToshibaHDTS225EZSTA HDTS225XZSTA
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SanDiskSDSSDXPS-960G-G25
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 $225 

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

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9187-BLD2. Flash Memory: SanDisk 19nm eX2 ABL MLC. Release date: Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+15%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 106% 170GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 44GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 468th / 1080
2,857 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 114% 716GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 67% 147GB free
Poor: 67% Great: 114%
SPEED RANK: 299th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		81.7 % 93.6 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
Average Score 
+11%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		435 MB/s 467 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+7%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		340 MB/s 412 MB/s Faster write speed.
+21%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		20.5 MB/s 29.2 MB/s Much faster random read.
+42%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		65.8 MB/s 73.7 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		361 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+38% 		262 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.3 MB/s +2% 33.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		286 MB/s 385 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+35%
Peak Score 
+0%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		500 MB/s 509 MB/s +2%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		466 MB/s 474 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		26.3 MB/s 35.5 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+35%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		101 MB/s 112 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+11%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		448 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+46% 		307 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		45.5 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+8% 		42.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		456 MB/s 474 MB/s +4%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		5.86 % 14.6 % Hugely better value.
+148%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 52 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$225 Cheaper.
+25% 		$300
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		138 Months 125 Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		367 MB/s 377 MB/s +3%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		332 MB/s 336 MB/s +1%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,156 Pts 1,206 Pts +4%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		352 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+116% 		163 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		320 MB/s 321 MB/s +0%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		237 MB/s 259 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+9%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		262 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+81% 		145 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 960GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 81.7%
Average Bench 93.6%

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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