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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 34.6% (604th of 1015)

Based on 86 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0
Poor: 12%Average: 34.6% Great: 64%

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Poor average bench

The USB3.0 320GB averaged 65.4% 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 0.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.23MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB3.0 320GB is 52.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the USB3.0 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 56MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 86 samples)
Rank 60434.6%
Min Avg Max
15.6 Read 63.1 118
17.5 Write 58.4 119
10 Mixed 42.1 82.3
13.4 SusWrite 56 108
40.5% 54.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.14 4K Read 0.48 0.6
0.43 4K Write 1.23 1.9
0.13 4K Mixed 0.55 0.8
104% 0.75 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
257GB free
Firmware: 8105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 59 60 60 59 MB/s
33.3% Below average
Read 56.7
Write 57.9
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 59.3
36% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 39 41 MB/s
22.9% Poor
Read 38.5
Write 41
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 41.1
28% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 19 20 20 MB/s
20.9% Poor
Read 53
Write 36.5
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 19.5
26% 34.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
84% 0.6 MB/s
2GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 18 18 18 MB/s
20.2% Poor
Read 52.7
Write 33.2
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 17.4
24% 32.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.77 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 20 20 20 19 MB/s
20.1% Poor
Read 50.3
Write 38
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 19.6
25% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
116% 0.63 MB/s
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Gaming 71%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z270M-ITX/ac

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples155x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples75x
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples19x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples53x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples47x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples27x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples14x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples12x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples11x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $390

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