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External HDD 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 61.7% (180th of 1015)

Based on 44 user benchmarks.  Model: Fantom External HDD
Poor: 16%Average: 61.7% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The Fantom External HDD 3TB averaged 38.3% 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 Write Speed 2.29MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fantom External HDD 3TB is 76.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Fantom External HDD 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)
Rank 18061.7%
Min Avg Max
3.3 Read 108 173
8.7 Write 104 168
4 Mixed 59.8 139
8.4 SusWrite 105 166
69.1% 94.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 0.9 1.5
0.1 4K Write 2.29 7
0.1 4K Mixed 0.76 1.1
164% 1.31 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 153 154 154 154 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 155
Write 150
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 154
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.33 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 154 153 155 155 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 154
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 154
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.33 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 150 151 151 151 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 141
Write 147
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 150
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
175% 1.4 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 93 80 79 74 99 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 105
Write 98.1
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 89.2
65% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.33 MB/s
884GB free
Firmware: 8034
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
23% Poor
Read 38.3
Write 40.5
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 41.1
29% 39.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
159% 1.23 MB/s
807GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 40 40 MB/s
21.9% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 37.7
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 38.7
27% 36 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.9
208% 1.83 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 8037
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s
20.1% Poor
Read 30.9
Write 35
Mixed 36.2
SusWrite 38.5
26% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
135% 1.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,353,190 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,192x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,214x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,143x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,609x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,329x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,129x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,274x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples932x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $994

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