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Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB

Exter nal 500GB
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Effective Speed -681%Effective Speed -681%Average Score -727%Read -1,041%, Write -1,249%, 4K Read -256%, 4K Write -466%, Mixed -913%, 4K Mixed -289%, SusWrite -872%Peak Score -926%Read -1,303%, Write -1,410%, 4K Read -492%, 4K Write -816%, Mixed -995%, 4K Mixed -427%, SusWrite -1,040%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -871%DQ Read -879%, DQ Write -909%, DQ Mixed -963%, ADQ Read -1,010%, ADQ Write -792%, ADQ Mixed -1,017%, Age -485%, AS-SSD Total -916%

Average Bench: 68.6% (696^th of 1080)

Based on 287 user benchmarks. Model: TO Exter nal USB 3.0

Poor: 52%Average: 68.6% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB averaged 31.3% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 133MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB is 29.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 35.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 154MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 287 samples)

Rank 69668.6%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 359	406
213	Write 339	407
197	Mixed 309	385
160	SusWrite 327	401
75.1% 333 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.1	4K Read 23.1	32.3
24.1	4K Write 35.7	39.2
16	4K Mixed 26.8	35
88.3% 28.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
75	DQ Read 154	236
57	DQ Write 141	189
31.3	DQ Mixed 133	197
104% 142 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 15 days ago.

122GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 360 362 367 329 317 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 360

Mixed 313

SusWrite 350

76% 335 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 33.9

4K Mixed 23.9

77% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 140

DQ Mixed 153

113% 150 MB/s

ZAF-User, 5 days ago.

384GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 297 319 324 332 331 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 340

Mixed 317

SusWrite 315

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 33.2

4K Mixed 25

80% 26.2 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 140

103% 137 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

459GB free

Firmware: 6402

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 271 271 270 271 270 MB/s

62.6% Good

Write 371

Mixed 267

SusWrite 277

72% 318 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 38.4

4K Mixed 27.2

89% 29.4 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 0.1

DQ Mixed 21.1

29% 58.8 MB/s

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 25%

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System: PC Vortex 800

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Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	10x
Core i5-8500Intel $139Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	6x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	4x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	4x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	3x

SSD
Exter nal USB 3.0 500GBTOBench 69%, 287 samples	3x

RAM
CM4X8GF2133C13K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 68%, 2,981 samples	4x
CM4X4GF2133C13K4 2x4GBCorsairBench 68%, 1,612 samples	2x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GBHyperX $90Bench 82%, 9,857 samples	2x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $173

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Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB

Average Bench: 68.6% (696^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 68.6% (696th of 1080)

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