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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 40.3% (498th of 1015)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Model: Tech
Poor: 16%Average: 40.3% Great: 70%

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Below average average bench

The Tech 1TB averaged 59.6% 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 0.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.82MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Tech 1TB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Tech 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 53.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 67.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Rank 49840.3%
Min Avg Max
2 Read 71.6 154
22.5 Write 67.5 150
6.5 Mixed 53.2 110
40.7 SusWrite 76.7 121
49.6% 67.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 0.82 5.8
0.3 4K Write 1.72 4.7
0.1 4K Mixed 0.5 1.1
122% 1.01 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
762GB free
Firmware: 4207
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 121 125 130 125 MB/s
61% Good
Read 91.3
Write 111
Mixed 108
SusWrite 121
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
110% 0.93 MB/s
349GB free
Firmware: 4207
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 81 79 80 MB/s
56% Above average
Read 115
Write 112
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 79.6
72% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
704GB free
Firmware: 4207
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 75 91 90 93 92 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 85
Write 86.8
Mixed 34
SusWrite 88.7
54% 73.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
82% 0.43 MB/s
383GB free
Firmware: 4207
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 79 81 79 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 73.6
Write 76.4
Mixed 49.6
SusWrite 79
51% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
272GB free
Firmware: 4207
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s
22.2% Poor
Read 35.2
Write 35.5
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 41.5
25% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $92

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples976x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples417x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples389x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples491x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples303x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples277x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples154x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples151x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples88x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples258x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $442

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