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USB-C 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 58.8% (201st of 1015)

Based on 151 user benchmarks.  Model: G-DRIVE mobile USB-C
Poor: 19%Average: 58.8% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The G-drive USB-C 2TB averaged 41.2% 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 Write Speed 4.15MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.58MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G-drive USB-C 2TB is 65.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G-drive USB-C 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 151 samples)
Rank 20158.8%
Min Avg Max
30.7 Read 113 177
28.2 Write 92.6 127
26.1 Mixed 64.2 89.2
28.7 SusWrite 91 120
66.3% 90.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.2 1.9
1.7 4K Write 4.15 6.6
0.26 4K Mixed 0.58 0.9
191% 1.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
552GB free
Firmware: 2007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 116 116 114 120 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 105
Write 90.8
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 115
70% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.3
140% 1.73 MB/s
386GB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 67 68 70 MB/s
47.1% Average
Read 94.3
Write 73.2
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 68.9
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.3
128% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 101 104 103 103 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 58.7
Write 68.3
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 103
52% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.4
157% 1.83 MB/s
431GB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 66 64 66 MB/s
43.1% Average
Read 83.6
Write 76.7
Mixed 51
SusWrite 65.5
51% 69.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.3
136% 1.7 MB/s
431GB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 66 65 67 64 MB/s
40% Below average
Read 72.7
Write 62.4
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 65.7
47% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
174% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 73 72 77 74 83 MB/s
21.5% Poor
Read 0.2
Write 15.4
Mixed 4
SusWrite 74.1
17% 23.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.1
56% 0.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 35 37 40 MB/s
20.4% Poor
Read 31.5
Write 39.8
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 38.8
25% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 40 33 40 40 MB/s
20.4% Poor
Read 32
Write 36.4
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 38.1
25% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
205% 1.43 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,307,087 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples2,685x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples1,733x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples206x
GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia  $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples571x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples360x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples321x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples167x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples165x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples156x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples350x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples147x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $275

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