Average Bench: 58.9% (201st of 1015)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT USB3.0

Average average bench

The Asmt USB3.0 2TB averaged 41.0% 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 0.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.28MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt USB3.0 2TB is 82.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asmt USB3.0 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 72.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Min Avg Max
26.2 Read 113 202
23.1 Write 103 175
23.5 Mixed 72.2 146
21.1 SusWrite 91.9 184
70% 95 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.28 6.5
0.4 4K Write 1.69 2.6
0.1 4K Mixed 0.71 1.1
164% 1.23 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
900GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 160 159 159 160 161 MB/s
Read 159
Write 130
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 156
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 143 147 149 149 MB/s
Read 131
Write 144
Mixed 114
SusWrite 145
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
176% 1.47 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 144 147 146 149 MB/s
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 145
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
89% 0.77 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 98 103 110 MB/s
Read 145
Write 152
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 100
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,298,753 HDDs tested

Typical USB3.0 2TB Builds (Compare 458 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Asus GL502VT

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