Average Bench: 62.5% (176th of 1014)

Based on 858 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT ASM1156-PM

Above average average bench

The Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB averaged 37.4% 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 0.73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.41MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB is 92.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 70.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 858 samples)
Min Avg Max
33.8 Read 113 194
29.4 Write 107 188
26.1 Mixed 70.7 141
19.1 SusWrite 104 191
72.7% 98.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.41 5.5
0.6 4K Write 1.93 5.45
0.1 4K Mixed 0.73 1.1
175% 1.35 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 187 189 198 192 188 MB/s
Read 166
Write 133
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 188
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
333GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 105 102 107 MB/s
Read 176
Write 145
Mixed 81.9
SusWrite 106
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.5
300% 2.6 MB/s
250GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 142 141 142 142 MB/s
Read 139
Write 102
Mixed 77
SusWrite 142
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
898GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 124 121 124 123 MB/s
Read 128
Write 121
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 122
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
106% 1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 35 56 48 46 55 MB/s
Read 124
Write 90.1
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 46.5
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,309,676 HDDs tested

Typical ASM1156-PM 2TB Builds (Compare 2,506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $645

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