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Techno 160GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 31.4% (686th of 1014)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: ExcelStor Techno
Poor: 19%Average: 31.4% Great: 41%

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Poor average bench

The Excelstor Techno 160GB averaged 68.5% 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 0.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.55MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Excelstor Techno 160GB is 22.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Excelstor Techno 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 49MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 44.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 68631.4%
Min Avg Max
18.8 Read 54.6 75.9
31.5 Write 54.7 73.5
21.7 Mixed 44.3 69
21.1 SusWrite 49 70.9
37.5% 50.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.24 4K Read 0.59 1
0.9 4K Write 1.55 1.9
0.26 4K Mixed 0.57 0.9
116% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
139GB free
Firmware: P22O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 71 71 70 MB/s
40.4% Average
Read 69.6
Write 68.9
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 70.9
46% 63.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
136GB free
Firmware: P22O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 69 68 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 70.1
Write 69.9
Mixed 41.4
SusWrite 69.5
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
129GB free
Firmware: P22O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 54 64 64 63 63 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 46.7
Write 44.9
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 61.3
34% 45.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
59GB free
Firmware: ABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 54 55 55 MB/s
28.8% Poor
Read 45.3
Write 55.8
Mixed 40.4
SusWrite 54.6
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 31 41 40 35 41 MB/s
21.6% Poor
Read 37.5
Write 31.5
Mixed 31
SusWrite 37.2
25% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
4GB free
Firmware: ABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 20 30 36 38 37 MB/s
21.3% Poor
Read 42.2
Write 41.8
Mixed 28
SusWrite 31.6
26% 35.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
20GB free
Firmware: ABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 44 44 44 MB/s
18.7% Very poor
Read 20.6
Write 35.3
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 44
23% 31.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 0.9 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 22 20 18 25 28 MB/s
11.5% Very poor
Read 18.8
Write 35.8
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 21.1
18% 24.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
93% 0.63 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,022x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,184x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,954x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,513x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,317x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,309x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples892x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples789x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples687x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,562x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples962x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $678

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