Yes, it is true that faulty hard disk drives connected to the system can bring lots of trouble for you.
Also, check these issues for common fixes
1) You often run too many apps in your system.
2) Driver Issue – Outdated drivers always hindered the performance of any system (even for...
Hello,
I believe this much of speed is extremely low. You can disable access from anti-malware and performance monitoring tool and then check again. Hope the speed improves