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ASM1156-PM 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 66.3% (152nd of 1015)

Based on 166 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT ASM1156-PM
Poor: 14%Average: 66.3% Great: 103%

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Above average average bench

The Asmt ASM1156-PM 8TB averaged 33.7% 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 Read Speed 2.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.86MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt ASM1156-PM 8TB is 88.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asmt ASM1156-PM 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 84.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 166 samples)
Rank 15266.3%
Min Avg Max
29.1 Read 115 189
27.6 Write 125 195
23.6 Mixed 84.4 145
16.9 SusWrite 114 188
80.7% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 2.9 7.16
1 4K Write 3.84 7.16
0.2 4K Mixed 0.86 1.4
288% 2.53 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 170 167 164 168 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 180
Mixed 114
SusWrite 169
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.1
294% 2.67 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 140 140 139 MB/s
83.2% Excellent
Read 149
Write 162
Mixed 118
SusWrite 139
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.1
292% 2.63 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 130 126 128 130 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 138
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 128
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.9
231% 2.23 MB/s
365GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s
22.9% Poor
Read 37.6
Write 39.8
Mixed 28
SusWrite 41.4
27% 36.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.3 MB/s
412GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 39 40 41 MB/s
22.5% Poor
Read 36.7
Write 41.3
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 39.8
28% 38.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.6
228% 2.43 MB/s
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Typical ASM1156-PM 8TB Builds (Compare 9,687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 177%
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Desktop
Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 195%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,452x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,182x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,541x
GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,393x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,263x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,019x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples740x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples654x
Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWDBench 242%, 51,051 samples598x
RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples306x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples290x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples248x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $938

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