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Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 6,986 user samples
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Best Bench: 100% 3TB free
Worst Bench: 59% 0GB free
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 68th / 1002
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		83.4 % 92.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
Average User Bench 
+24%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		149 MB/s 163 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+9%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		142 MB/s 158 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+11%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		0.6 MB/s 1.08 MB/s Much faster random read.
+79%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		1.72 MB/s 1.96 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+14%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		120 MB/s 142 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+19%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.24 MB/s 0.27 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+11%
Peak Lab Bench 
+33%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		181 MB/s 197 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+9%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		175 MB/s 191 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+9%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		0.74 MB/s 1.7 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+130%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		2.13 MB/s 2.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+13%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		152 MB/s 174 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+15%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.28 MB/s 0.35 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+25%
Value & Sentiment 
+390%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		72 % 77.9 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.16 % 2.8 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,649%
Price
Price (score) 		$83 Much cheaper.
+31% 		108 USD
Value
Value For Money 		116 % Much better value.
+69% 		68.5 %
Nice To Haves 
+103%
Age
Newest 		21 Months Hugely more recent.
+103% 		42.6 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		4TB   —
User Builds 
6,986
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