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Toshiba HDTS724(X|E)ZSTA

Q300 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 74.9% (575th of 1072)

Based on 5,005 user benchmarks.  Models: TOSHIBA Q300, TOSHIBA Q300., TOSHIB Q300
Poor: 48%Average: 74.9% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Toshiba Q300 240GB averaged 25.0% 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 161MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba Q300 240GB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba Q300 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 338MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,005 samples)
Rank 57574.9%
Min Avg Max
327 Read 456 514
130 Write 400 492
207 Mixed 338 397
81.2 SusWrite 148 196
75% 335 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11 4K Read 24.6 31.4
29.1 4K Write 68.9 102
14.5 4K Mixed 31.1 40.6
114% 41.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
149 DQ Read 319 356
72.8 DQ Write 259 368
34.2 DQ Mixed 161 194
155% 246 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 111 169 168 168 165 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 488
Write 459
Mixed 360
SusWrite 192
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 35.4
141% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 186
181% 287 MB/s
114GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 167 136 168 167 168 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 493
Write 464
Mixed 365
SusWrite 181
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 35.6
146% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 77.1
113% 214 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 110 110 116 112 109 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 462
Write 448
Mixed 355
SusWrite 129
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 26
87% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 187
178% 278 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 164 109 39 168 168 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 499
Write 461
Mixed 132
SusWrite 136
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 33.6
57% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 112
120% 205 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 73%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $113Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,774x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,039x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,799x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $339Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,437x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,250x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,225x
SSD
Q300 240GBToshiba  $85Bench 75%, 5,005 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,472x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,449x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples919x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $726

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