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Toshiba

External USB 3.0 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 60.8% (796th of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA External USB 3.0
Poor: 50%Average: 60.8% Great: 76%

Above average average bench

The Toshiba External USB 3.0 256GB averaged 39.2% 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 Mixed IO Speed 346MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba External USB 3.0 256GB is 26.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Toshiba External USB 3.0 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 100MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 79660.8%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 369 429
90.5 Write 325 426
227 Mixed 346 431
283 SusWrite 323 400
76.8% 341 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.3 4K Read 18 21.3
16 4K Write 33.9 38.9
10.7 4K Mixed 18.9 28
69.5% 23.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 DQ Read 100 173
37.5 DQ Write 102 164
11.3 DQ Mixed 53.9 155
53.5% 85.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
60GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 411 411 405 388 374 MB/s
73.4% Very good
Read 393
Write 406
Mixed 297
SusWrite 400
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 25.9
86% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 95.6
86% 130 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 355 358 366 365 363 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 380
Write 354
Mixed 302
SusWrite 351
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 11
79% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 15.3
47% 101 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 357 355 359 360 360 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 394
Write 359
Mixed 295
SusWrite 356
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 10.1
56% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 15.4
47% 102 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 282 283 284 283 284 MB/s
60.3% Good
Read 342
Write 285
Mixed 254
SusWrite 283
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 22.9
74% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 126
99% 136 MB/s
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