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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 78.4% (513th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: 1TB EXTERNAL SSD
Poor: 46%Average: 78.4% Great: 106%

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Good average bench

The 1TB EXTERNAL SSD 1TB averaged 21.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 1TB EXTERNAL SSD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1TB EXTERNAL SSD 1TB is 59.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1TB EXTERNAL SSD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 38.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 257MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 51378.4%
Min Avg Max
279 Read 477 516
271 Write 404 466
251 Mixed 374 408
116 SusWrite 257 457
84.7% 378 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.5 4K Read 28.9 36
9.3 4K Write 76.3 128
0.5 4K Mixed 25.2 33.2
116% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
131 DQ Read 160 217
10.4 DQ Write 234 344
0.5 DQ Mixed 38.8 49.9
73.7% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
579GB free
Firmware: T0929A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 440 21 134 299 11 MB/s
81.7% Excellent
Read 498
Write 417
Mixed 397
SusWrite 223
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 28.8
123% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 42.3
90% 179 MB/s
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0929A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 361 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.7 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 496
Write 426
Mixed 390
SusWrite 91.5
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 27.9
123% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 40.6
84% 166 MB/s
720GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0929A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 9.5 139 233 10 89 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 486
Write 410
Mixed 378
SusWrite 122
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 27.4
126% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 45.5
74% 138 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,822,899 SSDs tested

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Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,584x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,265x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,957x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,626x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,543x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,324x
SSD
EXTERNAL SSD 1TB1TBBench 78%, 17 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,082x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples992x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $806

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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