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Effective Speed -101%Effective Speed -101%Average Score -61%Read -101%, Write -94%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write 11%, Mixed -75%, 4K Mixed -64%, SusWrite -102%Peak Score +2% Read -42%, Write -48%, 4K Read 65%, 4K Write 123%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -58%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +19% Age 19%

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Average Bench: 43.7% (433^rd of 1015)

Based on 611 user benchmarks. Model: PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power

Poor: 12%Average: 43.7% Great: 72%

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Below average average bench

The PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB averaged 56.3% 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 0.51MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.21MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB is 59.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 45.2MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 70.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 611 samples)

Rank 43343.7%

Min	Avg	Max
22.7	Read 77.4	140
13.3	Write 70.4	122
13.3	Mixed 45.2	79.7
15.2	SusWrite 74.3	123
49.1% 66.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.84	1.7
0.2	4K Write 2.21	5.5
0.2	4K Mixed 0.51	0.9
132% 1.19 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

LTU-User, 1 month ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 124 119 123 121 125 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 122

Mixed 76.9

SusWrite 121

77% 105 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.4

106% 0.87 MB/s

BGR-User, 16 days ago.

770GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 101 100 96 99 96 MB/s

49.8% Average

Write 114

Mixed 84.5

SusWrite 97.2

69% 93.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 0.3

4K Mixed 1

142% 0.63 MB/s

TUN-User, 17 days ago.

14GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 66 66 71 63 MB/s

40.6% Average

Write 76.4

Mixed 54.5

SusWrite 67.2

50% 67.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 4.5

4K Mixed 0.3

146% 1.83 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s

26.5% Poor

Write 35.6

Mixed 29.9

SusWrite 36.1

29% 39.2 MB/s

4K Read 2.6

4K Write 1.2

4K Mixed 1.1

253% 1.63 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s

22.7% Poor

Write 27.4

Mixed 23.9

SusWrite 26.6

24% 32.2 MB/s

4K Read 5.7

4K Write 0.1

4K Mixed 0.9

339% 2.23 MB/s

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Typical 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB Builds (Compare 9,625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $180

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $236Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,026x
Core i5-11600KIntel $181Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,564x
Core i9-11900KIntel $270Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	713x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $282Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,004x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,000x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $397Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	813x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $118Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	468x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $118Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	432x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	423x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	264x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	221x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $856

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