Toshiba HDTS748(X|E)ZSTA

Q300 480GB

Q300 480GB
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BUY • $152

Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -20%Read 0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -36%Peak Score -19%Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -11%, Market Share -∞%, Price -59%, Value -52%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read -6%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -66%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -60%, Age -8%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 80.2% (484^th of 1072)

Based on 5,920 user benchmarks. Models: TOSHIBA Q300, TOSHIBA Q300.

Poor: 52%Average: 80.2% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba Q300 480GB averaged just 19.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba Q300 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 163MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba Q300 480GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba Q300 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 218MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 345MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,920 samples)

Rank 48480.2%

Min	Avg	Max
331	Read 458	514
114	Write 403	490
245	Mixed 345	392
88.9	SusWrite 218	305
79.7% 356 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 25.2	31.3
29	4K Write 70.2	101
14.8	4K Mixed 32.2	40.9
117% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
151	DQ Read 306	347
79.3	DQ Write 271	359
33.5	DQ Mixed 163	200
157% 247 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 13 days ago.

72GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 221 278 279 279 284 MB/s

98.8% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 380

SusWrite 302

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 89.8

4K Mixed 39.5

144% 53.2 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 196

190% 300 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 days ago.

362GB free

Firmware: SAFM12.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 265 257 280 279 285 MB/s

97.2% Outstanding

Write 494

Mixed 388

SusWrite 308

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 88.3

4K Mixed 36.6

139% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 201

190% 295 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 days ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM12.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 236 209 257 256 264 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 476

Mixed 379

SusWrite 254

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 36.2

126% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 194

181% 282 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 days ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM12.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 240 81 187 207 193 MB/s

81.9% Excellent

Write 467

Mixed 374

SusWrite 222

86% 386 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 67

4K Mixed 32.3

116% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 187

171% 262 MB/s

ZAF-User, 10 days ago.

144GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 126 149 134 129 129 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 479

Mixed 383

SusWrite 163

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 35

124% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 181

DQ Mixed 194

162% 238 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

255GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 149 127 121 125 139 MB/s

66.2% Good

Write 405

Mixed 358

SusWrite 163

78% 352 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 40.6

4K Mixed 26.2

88% 29.6 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 196

DQ Mixed 159

134% 196 MB/s

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Workstation 49%

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System: Powerspec Gseries

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	103x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	74x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	42x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	8x

SSD
Q300 480GBToshiba $152Bench 80%, 5,920 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 14,957 samples	108x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	35x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 625 samples	18x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $366

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Toshiba HDTS748(X|E)ZSTA

Q300 480GB

Average Bench: 80.2% (484^th of 1072)

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Q300 480GB

Average Bench: 80.2% (484th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 80.2% (484^th of 1072)