Average Bench: 36.3% (568th of 1015)

Based on 275 user benchmarks.  Model: sobetter Ext

Poor average bench

The Sobetter Ext 500GB averaged 63.7% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.55MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sobetter Ext 500GB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sobetter Ext 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 34.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 60.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 275 samples)
Min Avg Max
12.2 Read 63.2 109
12.7 Write 60.2 108
9.9 Mixed 34.8 62.2
16.6 SusWrite 63.5 109
40.6% 55.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.18 4K Read 0.58 0.8
0.4 4K Write 1.55 2.62
0.1 4K Mixed 0.67 0.9
128% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
342GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 108 62 88 109 86 MB/s
Read 92
Write 105
Mixed 23.6
SusWrite 89.8
56% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 52,489,804 HDDs tested

Typical Ext 500GB Builds (Compare 3,776 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $699

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