Average Bench: 60.1% (188th of 1015)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT ASM235CM
Poor: 18%Average: 60.1% Great: 101%

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Above average average bench

The Asmt ASM235CM 3TB averaged 39.8% 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 0.92MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.58MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt ASM235CM 3TB is 83.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asmt ASM235CM 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 78.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Min Avg Max
52.5 Read 115 177
35.7 Write 112 174
32.8 Mixed 78.5 107
6.9 SusWrite 94.2 174
73.7% 99.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.58 4.9
1.8 4K Write 2.42 3.2
0.6 4K Mixed 0.92 1.1
213% 1.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 175 173 176 172 MB/s
Read 177
Write 174
Mixed 107
SusWrite 174
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
209% 1.77 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 111 115 93 109 MB/s
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 102
SusWrite 113
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.23 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,403,394 HDDs tested

Typical ASM235CM 3TB Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar TZ77B

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $304

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