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External Device 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 44.2% (923rd of 1074)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0 External Device
Poor: 39%Average: 44.2% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Usb3.0 External Device 120GB averaged 55.8% 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 Read Speed 18MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 321MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 28.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 54.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Rank 92344.2%
Min Avg Max
304 Read 321 342
149 Write 199 299
125 Mixed 191 274
144 SusWrite 203 318
51% 229 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 18 20.8
18.9 4K Write 26.7 36
8.6 4K Mixed 12.3 15.3
57.2% 19 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 DQ Read 28.6 29.9
42.7 DQ Write 54.2 70.5
10.6 DQ Mixed 17.1 20.8
19.9% 33.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 0715
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 323 314 325 325 325 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 316
Write 299
Mixed 274
SusWrite 318
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 8.6
62% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 29.9
DQ Write 70.5
DQ Mixed 10.6
19% 37 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 MB/s
41% Average
Read 304
Write 151
Mixed 174
SusWrite 144
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 15.3
61% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 27.2
DQ Write 42.7
DQ Mixed 20
19% 30 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 148 150 150 147 MB/s
39.5% Below average
Read 342
Write 149
Mixed 125
SusWrite 147
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 18.9
4K Mixed 13.1
49% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 49.5
DQ Mixed 20.8
21% 33 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,940,166 SSDs tested

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Gaming 47%
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Desktop 81%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Asus E3 PRO GAMING V5

CPU
Xeon E3-1230 v5IntelBench 77%, 2,254 samples77x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples35x
Xeon E3-1240 v5IntelBench 77%, 2,434 samples24x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples24x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples21x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples18x
SSD
External Device 120GBUsb3.0Bench 44%, 3 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples16x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 72%, 1,898 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $117

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