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Toshiba HDTS251EZSTA HDTS251XZSTA THNSNH512GBST

HG5d Q Series 512GB

HG5d Q Series 512GB
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Effective Speed -554%Effective Speed -554%Average Score -644%Read -830%, Write -1,231%, 4K Read -321%, 4K Write -218%, Mixed -737%, 4K Mixed -230%, SusWrite -944%Peak Score -761%Read -1,067%, Write -1,243%, 4K Read -613%, 4K Write -275%, Mixed -834%, 4K Mixed -393%, SusWrite -902%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -515%DQ Read -534%, DQ Write -471%, DQ Mixed -494%, ADQ Read -490%, ADQ Write -456%, ADQ Mixed -554%, Age -558%, AS-SSD Total -564%

Average Bench: 83.3% (443^rd of 1080)

Based on 514 user benchmarks. Models: TOSHIBA THNSNH512GBST, TOSHIBA THNSNH51

Poor: 58%Average: 83.3% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB averaged just 16.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 227MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 302MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 350MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 514 samples)

Rank 44383.3%

Min	Avg	Max
342	Read 451	508
98.7	Write 350	479
224	Mixed 386	500
95.1	SusWrite 302	457
83.6% 372 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14	4K Read 21.1	26.9
29.8	4K Write 65.2	101
18	4K Mixed 33.5	44.4
109% 39.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.8	DQ Read 290	366
68.1	DQ Write 226	333
18.7	DQ Mixed 227	353
178% 248 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

338GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HTRAN101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 419 433 451 451 451 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 429

SusWrite 430

100% 443 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 94.2

4K Mixed 43

140% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 312

238% 323 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

175GB free

Firmware: HTRAN101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 465 465 463 464 466 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 463

Mixed 445

SusWrite 464

105% 468 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 69.4

4K Mixed 38.3

122% 43.8 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 298

238% 332 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 months ago.

21GB free

Firmware: HTGAN102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 147 139 189 210 391 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 131

Mixed 221

SusWrite 200

56% 254 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 76.8

4K Mixed 42.4

124% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 93.8

DQ Mixed 224

165% 225 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,569,753 SSDs tested

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: Asrock AB350 Pro4 - $121

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	474x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	232x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	136x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
RX 580AMD $131Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	168x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	120x

SSD
HG5d Q Series 512GBToshibaBench 83%, 514 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	74x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	74x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	55x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $388

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
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Toshiba HDTS251EZSTA HDTS251XZSTA THNSNH512GBST

HG5d Q Series 512GB