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Tph00500320gb

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 45.7% (379th of 1015)

Based on 66 user benchmarks.  Model: TPH00500320GB 8
Poor: 17%Average: 45.7% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Tph00500320gb 8 320GB averaged 54.2% 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 0.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 84.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Tph00500320gb 8 320GB is 44.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Tph00500320gb 8 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 40.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 75.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)
Rank 37945.7%
Min Avg Max
11.3 Read 84.8 112
13.7 Write 78.5 110
12 Mixed 40.9 69.1
24.4 SusWrite 75.3 111
51.1% 69.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.44 0.53
0.34 4K Write 1.05 1.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
105% 0.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: JC2OR39G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 114 116 116 116 MB/s
66% Good
Read 115
Write 113
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 115
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
414GB free
Firmware: JC2OR39G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 100 110 109 109 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 106
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 106
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: JC2OR39G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 109 108 108 109 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 101
Write 98.1
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 107
66% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.83 MB/s
532GB free
Firmware: JC2OR39G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 96 96 96 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 94.9
Write 96.3
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 95.6
61% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: JC2OR39G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 98 96 101 100 101 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 82.5
Write 79.5
Mixed 45.1
SusWrite 97.8
56% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
99GB free
Firmware: JC2OR39G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 89 87 90 90 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 84.5
Write 74.1
Mixed 39.4
SusWrite 87.3
52% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
261GB free
Firmware: JCFOA50F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 64 64 63 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 59.2
Mixed 36.4
SusWrite 63.3
40% 54.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: JCFOA50F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 38 38 39 39 MB/s
27.2% Poor
Read 56.3
Write 41
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 38.2
30% 40.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.77 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples198x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples150x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples139x
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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples149x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples90x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples72x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples68x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples53x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples43x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples27x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $87

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