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USB3.0 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 36.5% (564th of 1014)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT USB3.0
Poor: 9%Average: 36.5% Great: 68%

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Poor average bench

The Asmt USB3.0 500GB averaged 63.4% 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 1.63MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt USB3.0 500GB is 59.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Asmt USB3.0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 58.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Rank 56436.5%
Min Avg Max
13 Read 68.3 157
17.5 Write 65 160
16.4 Mixed 42.2 73.6
3.1 SusWrite 58.6 125
43% 58.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.58 1
0.6 4K Write 1.63 2.3
0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 1.1
133% 0.97 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
433GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 127 128 128 128 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 127
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
202% 1.6 MB/s
328GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 88 88 88 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 90.5
Mixed 42.6
SusWrite 88
57% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
140GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 73 73 72 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 110
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 75
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 79 81 81 83 MB/s
43.3% Average
Read 69.9
Write 68.7
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 80.6
49% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
141GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 90 88 67 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 55.6
Write 79.6
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 85.3
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
356GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 8 0.8 0.9 7.2 MB/s
10.7% Very poor
Read 30
Write 25.2
Mixed 15
SusWrite 7.1
14% 19.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
69% 0.53 MB/s
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System: Fujitsu ESPRIMO Q920

CPU
Core i5-4590TIntelBench 60%, 6,079 samples262x
Core i5-4570TIntelBench 58%, 7,298 samples15x
Core i7-4765TIntelBench 64%, 1,801 samples8x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples297x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples14x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples2x
SSD
256GB SATA3 SSD 256GBMicrofromBench 72%, 173 samples20x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples11x
X150 240GBEmtecBench 66%, 3,577 samples11x
RAM
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 30,873 samples83x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $15

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