Average Bench: 91% (18th of 1015)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: eSATA-2 ExternalRAID
Poor: 58%Average: 91% Great: 130%

Excellent average bench

The Esata-2 ExternalRAID 4TB averaged just 8.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Esata-2 ExternalRAID 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.41MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 166MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Esata-2 ExternalRAID 4TB is 71.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Esata-2 ExternalRAID 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.55MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Min Avg Max
109 Read 166 244
84 Write 147 235
44.2 Mixed 94.8 228
88.7 SusWrite 163 243
105% 143 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.43 4K Read 0.91 2.39
0.38 4K Write 1.55 6.7
0.12 4K Mixed 0.41 0.8
112% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 140 173 150 181 183 MB/s
Read 150
Write 165
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 166
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 144 144 149 148 149 MB/s
Read 140
Write 146
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 143
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
2.5TB free
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 111 97 101 101 94 MB/s
Read 116
Write 108
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 100
72% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
3.5TB free
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 105 109 107 107 MB/s
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 107
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
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