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X300 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 221% (79th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: EMTEC X300 2TB
Poor: 152%Average: 221% Great: 257%

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Outstanding average bench

The Emtec X300 2TB averaged 120.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Emtec X300 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,073MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 993MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Emtec X300 2TB is 106%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Emtec X300 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 712MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 49.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 79221%
Min Avg Max
365 Read 1,221 1404
440 Write 1,361 1,820
42 Mixed 1,281 1,463
144 SusWrite 712 1,349
258% 1,144 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 49.2 58.5
22.1 4K Write 170 294
23.8 4K Mixed 72.8 96.3
258% 97.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
444 DQ Read 1,195 1,597
22.1 DQ Write 993 1,591
43.7 DQ Mixed 1,073 1500
809% 1,087 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42BFU4GA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 1013 1000 963 980 977 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 2,548
Write 1,983
Mixed 1,551
SusWrite 1,044
397% 1,781 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 256
4K Mixed 96.3
347% 137 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 1,292
DQ Mixed 510
597% 1,027 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: EDFM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 339 318 311 318 318 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 1,522
Mixed 1,340
SusWrite 509
268% 1,190 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 78.1
272% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1227
DQ Write 1,067
DQ Mixed 1120
847% 1,138 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 412 381 390 392 385 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1,290
Write 1,603
Mixed 1,283
SusWrite 557
266% 1,183 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 58.9
198% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 885
DQ Write 596
DQ Mixed 755
560% 745 MB/s
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Typical X300 2TB Builds (Compare 6,211 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 150%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,511x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples753x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples744x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples773x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples630x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples563x
SSD
X300 2TBEmtecBench 221%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples146x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $621

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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