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External Device 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 58% (822nd of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0 External Device
Poor: 45%Average: 58% Great: 65%

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Average average bench

The Usb3.0 External Device 250GB averaged 42.0% 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 25.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.4MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Usb3.0 External Device 250GB is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Usb3.0 External Device 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 33.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 62.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 82258%
Min Avg Max
285 Read 330 373
178 Write 296 375
251 Mixed 303 351
57.8 SusWrite 268 336
67.4% 299 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.6 4K Read 21.4 22.6
27 4K Write 35.6 38.7
22.6 4K Mixed 25.5 28.1
83.9% 27.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.8 DQ Read 33.1 35.5
58.1 DQ Write 62.7 74.4
38.7 DQ Mixed 42.3 46.3
33.7% 46.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
27GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 308 308 308 307 307 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 374
Write 373
Mixed 354
SusWrite 313
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 28
90% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 35.6
DQ Write 74.3
DQ Mixed 46
38% 52 MB/s
43GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 305 308 318 332 307 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 329
Write 178
Mixed 308
SusWrite 306
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 28.1
90% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 32.9
DQ Write 60.6
DQ Mixed 41.5
33% 45 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 347 343 324 300 299 MB/s
62% Good
Read 365
Write 359
Mixed 348
SusWrite 328
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 23
82% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 33
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 43.5
34% 45.3 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 363 370 316 300 316 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 325
Write 307
Mixed 307
SusWrite 336
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 22.6
74% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 33.2
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 41.3
33% 44.7 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 296 299 283 227 184 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 285
Write 274
Mixed 255
SusWrite 267
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 35.3
4K Mixed 25.2
81% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 58.1
DQ Mixed 38.7
31% 42.2 MB/s
30GB free
Firmware: BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 28 23 22 22 23 MB/s
45% Average
Read 304
Write 281
Mixed 251
SusWrite 57.8
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 26.1
87% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 64.3
DQ Mixed 42.5
34% 47 MB/s

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Gaming 67%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,463x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples857x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples440x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples364x
SSD
External Device 250GBUsb3.0Bench 58%, 6 samples1x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $483

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