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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 49.9% (304th of 1015)

Based on 425 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0
Poor: 15%Average: 49.9% Great: 102%

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Below average average bench

The USB3.0 1TB averaged 50.0% 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 Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.94MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB3.0 1TB is 86.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the USB3.0 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 82.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 425 samples)
Rank 30449.9%
Min Avg Max
29.7 Read 91.2 187
22 Write 83.8 173
20.9 Mixed 59.2 129
18.6 SusWrite 82.5 170
58.3% 79.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.28 4K Read 0.76 1.4
0.5 4K Write 1.94 3.37
0.17 4K Mixed 0.68 1.2
143% 1.13 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
612GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 164 164 168 160 MB/s
92.4% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 159
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 162
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.2 MB/s
517GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 184 184 184 183 MB/s
91.5% Outstanding
Read 136
Write 143
Mixed 109
SusWrite 183
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.77 MB/s
916GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 172
Write 42
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 44.1
54% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.7 MB/s
922GB free
Firmware: 9128
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 16 MB/s
20.8% Poor
Read 56.8
Write 22.4
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 15.3
22% 30 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 0.87 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s
14.8% Very poor
Read 36.1
Write 39.5
Mixed 33
SusWrite 14.6
23% 30.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples969x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples650x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $154Bench 86%, 635,419 samples415x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $472Bench 148%, 619,642 samples385x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples289x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples267x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples205x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples153x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples153x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples111x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples88x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $86Bench 95%, 56,114 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $733

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