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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 60.1% (187th of 1015)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: USB30
Poor: 23%Average: 60.1% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The USB30 4TB averaged 39.8% 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 0.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.12MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB30 4TB is 70%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the USB30 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 18760.1%
Min Avg Max
8 Read 103 200
24.8 Write 104 201
25 Mixed 57.3 122
41.3 SusWrite 106 183
67.9% 92.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.74 1
0.1 4K Write 2.12 3.8
0 4K Mixed 0.7 1
148% 1.19 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
159GB free
Firmware: 0405
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 130 131 135 134 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 96.2
Write 100
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 132
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.3 MB/s
289GB free
Firmware: 0127
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 123 124 119 122 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 100
Write 130
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 122
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: 0405
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 106 107 107 107 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 91.3
Write 101
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 105
70% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0405
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 105 108 104 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 96.8
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 105
58% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.07 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 5102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 112 115 115 115 117 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 81
Write 90
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 111
65% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.6
164% 1.67 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,333,717 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,562x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,239x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,946x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,318x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples897x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples764x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples699x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,080x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $986

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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