Average Bench: 41.1% (482nd of 1015)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: OEM Ext Hard Disk
Poor: 26%Average: 41.1% Great: 66%

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Below average average bench

The OEM Ext Hard Disk 999GB averaged 58.9% 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 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.58MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OEM Ext Hard Disk 999GB is 39.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OEM Ext Hard Disk 999GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 38.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 47.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Min Avg Max
7.7 Read 75.6 144
2.28 Write 47.9 140
8.7 Mixed 38.1 73.8
29.4 SusWrite 69.4 126
42.4% 57.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.44 0.9
0.6 4K Write 1.58 2.9
0.3 4K Mixed 0.67 1.3
122% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
152GB free
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 85 84 77 83 85 MB/s
Read 204
Write 17.9
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 79
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.63 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 84 84 85 84 84 MB/s
Read 166
Write 18.4
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 79.3
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
823GB free
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 64 62 62 MB/s
Read 78.5
Write 59.1
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 62.3
44% 59.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,362,301 HDDs tested

Typical Ext Hard Disk 999GB Builds (Compare 631 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock X370 Taichi - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,046

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