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ASM235 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 63.4% (173rd of 1015)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: asmedia ASM235
Poor: 23%Average: 63.4% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The Asmedia ASM235 2TB averaged 36.6% 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 Read Speed 1.83MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.64MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmedia ASM235 2TB is 75.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asmedia ASM235 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 101MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 17363.4%
Min Avg Max
36.8 Read 108 173
27.7 Write 101 182
32.2 Mixed 79.5 145
32.6 SusWrite 112 199
73.9% 100 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.83 6.56
0.54 4K Write 1.58 2.7
0.04 4K Mixed 0.64 1
177% 1.35 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
842GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 173 178 178 175 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 165
Mixed 129
SusWrite 175
113% 152 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
304% 2.47 MB/s
127GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 106 107 109 MB/s
79.7% Very good
Read 170
Write 181
Mixed 160
SusWrite 107
115% 155 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
266% 2.17 MB/s
172GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 207 143 98 102 106 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 127
Write 141
Mixed 132
SusWrite 144
101% 136 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
218% 1.8 MB/s
127GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 97 96 104 102 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 172
Write 191
Mixed 160
SusWrite 98.4
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
256% 2.1 MB/s
180GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 110 112 113 106 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 104
Write 111
Mixed 97
SusWrite 111
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,336,609 HDDs tested

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Typical ASM235 2TB Builds (Compare 3,621 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 150%
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Desktop
Desktop 105%
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Workstation
Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z590 GAMING PLUS (MS-7D07)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $258Bench 101%, 65,651 samples965x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples461x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples432x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples406x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples398x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples308x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples243x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples191x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples188x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples142x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples90x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $816

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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