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3.0 2TB

3.0 2TB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -28%Read -44%, Write -45%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -43%Peak Score +33% Read -4%, Write -6%, 4K Read 105%, 4K Write 109%, Mixed 23%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +46% Age 46%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 61.3% (181^st of 1015)

Based on 331 user benchmarks. Model: USB 3.0

Poor: 15%Average: 61.3% Great: 106%

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Above average average bench

The USB 3.0 2TB averaged 38.6% 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 0.76MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB 3.0 2TB is 90.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the USB 3.0 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 68.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 99.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 331 samples)

Rank 18161.3%

Min	Avg	Max
31.5	Read 108	192
25.1	Write 99.4	177
23.5	Mixed 68.1	121
20.5	SusWrite 106	188
70.1% 95.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.43	4K Read 1	3.5
0.6	4K Write 2.09	5.24
0.1	4K Mixed 0.76	1.1
165% 1.29 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 0101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 192 195 191 194 190 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 119

Mixed 84.9

SusWrite 192

109% 149 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 5.6

4K Mixed 1.5

300% 2.6 MB/s

ESP-User, 6 months ago.

310GB free

Firmware: 0508

SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 122 123 122 120 MB/s

70.4% Very good

Write 128

Mixed 101

SusWrite 122

88% 118 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.9

181% 1.33 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s

68.1% Good

Write 139

Mixed 95.8

SusWrite 106

87% 118 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 0.5

4K Mixed 0.6

113% 0.67 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 156%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA

CPU
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD $1,075Bench 81%, 10,169 samples	94x
Ryzen TR 2990WXAMD $790Bench 79%, 3,658 samples	26x
Ryzen TR 1920XAMD $800Bench 78%, 10,440 samples	12x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	68x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	7x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	25x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $92Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	16x
XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBAdata $82Bench 242%, 74,184 samples	10x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	49x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x16GBG.SKILLBench 127%, 124 samples	4x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 6,151 samples	3x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,675

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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3.0 2TB

Average Bench: 61.3% (181^st of 1015)

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3.0 2TB

Average Bench: 61.3% (181st of 1015)

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