Average Bench: 85% (46th of 1015)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: G-DRIVE USB-C

Very good average bench

The G-drive USB-C 10TB averaged just 15.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G-drive USB-C 10TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.16MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.46MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G-drive USB-C 10TB is 95.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G-drive USB-C 10TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 146MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Min Avg Max
37 Read 149 209
28.8 Write 147 218
31.8 Mixed 101 132
33.6 SusWrite 146 208
100% 136 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.79 4K Read 1.84 3.21
0.69 4K Write 4.46 6.11
0.69 4K Mixed 1.16 1.71
288% 2.49 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 205 201 201 199 201 MB/s
Read 208
Write 190
Mixed 129
SusWrite 201
134% 182 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.1
292% 2.63 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 139 172 202 199 206 MB/s
Read 222
Write 172
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 171
116% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.4
253% 1.77 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 167 166 164 165 MB/s
Read 167
Write 167
Mixed 92.9
SusWrite 166
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1
276% 2.5 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 124 124 126 128 MB/s
Read 121
Write 128
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 126
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.2
305% 2.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,340,826 HDDs tested

Typical USB-C 10TB Builds (Compare 3,186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z240 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180

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