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ASM1156-PM 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 68.2% (139th of 1015)

Based on 414 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT ASM1156-PM
Poor: 17%Average: 68.2% Great: 108%

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Above average average bench

The Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB averaged 31.8% 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 0.73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.98MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB is 91.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 414 samples)
Rank 13968.2%
Min Avg Max
35 Read 125 199
33.6 Write 117 178
23.3 Mixed 69.6 117
19.4 SusWrite 112 188
77.6% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.88 1.2
0.7 4K Write 1.98 2.6
0.22 4K Mixed 0.73 1
155% 1.19 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 166 169 168 171 MB/s
93% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 152
Mixed 150
SusWrite 169
116% 156 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
305% 2.53 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 141 141 140 141 MB/s
81.6% Excellent
Read 143
Write 143
Mixed 117
SusWrite 141
101% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 131 128 129 127 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 155
Write 87.3
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 129
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.03 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 131 133 145 147 146 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 71.6
Write 73.2
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 137
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
130% 1.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 - $150

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples221x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples133x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples89x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples78x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples59x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples58x
SSD
MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 74%, 4,569 samples36x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples27x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples24x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples33x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $231

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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