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3.0 4TB

3.0 4TB
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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -15%Read -33%, Write -29%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -37%Peak Score +36% Read -9%, Write -3%, 4K Read 157%, 4K Write 76%, Mixed 26%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +56% Age 56%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 65.7% (157^th of 1015)

Based on 136 user benchmarks. Model: USB 3.0

Poor: 14%Average: 65.7% Great: 105%

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Above average average bench

The USB 3.0 4TB averaged 34.2% 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 0.82MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.38MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB 3.0 4TB is 91.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the USB 3.0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 74.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 136 samples)

Rank 15765.7%

Min	Avg	Max
28.5	Read 117	184
24.6	Write 112	182
23.6	Mixed 74.8	124
14.1	SusWrite 111	189
76.4% 104 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 1.38	4.4
0.5	4K Write 2.24	4.41
0	4K Mixed 0.82	1.1
190% 1.48 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

707GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 104 102 101 108 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 160

Mixed 128

SusWrite 105

95% 127 MB/s

4K Read 4.6

4K Write 0.5

4K Mixed 0

201% 1.7 MB/s

AUS-User, 4 months ago.

91GB free

Firmware: 0102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 126 100 95 103 90 MB/s

60.6% Good

Write 107

Mixed 77.3

SusWrite 105

73% 98.5 MB/s

4K Read 1.5

4K Write 4.4

4K Mixed 0.5

200% 2.13 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 21 20 21 21 MB/s

21% Poor

Write 14

Mixed 18.5

SusWrite 20.4

19% 26.3 MB/s

4K Read 1.9

4K Write 0.1

4K Mixed 0.3

114% 0.77 MB/s

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Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	148x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	16x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
DDR3-2800 CL12 4GB 4x4GBUnknownBench 72%, 26 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 4,251 samples	9x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $848

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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 4TB

Average Bench: 65.7% (157^th of 1015)

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

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3.0 4TB

Average Bench: 65.7% (157th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 65.7% (157^th of 1015)