Average Bench: 58.4% (820th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMedia USB 3.0 Device
Poor: 48%Average: 58.4% Great: 71%

Average average bench

The Asmedia USB 3.0 Device 256GB averaged 41.6% 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 105MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 23.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmedia USB 3.0 Device 256GB is 23%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Asmedia USB 3.0 Device 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 116MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 238MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
248 Read 350 419
19.8 Write 296 392
124 Mixed 255 413
133 SusWrite 238 377
63.9% 285 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.6 4K Read 18.6 24.1
20 4K Write 35.8 38.9
14.8 4K Mixed 23.5 26.6
77.2% 26 MB/s
Min Avg Max
58.8 DQ Read 116 160
21.1 DQ Write 124 162
11.5 DQ Mixed 105 152
83.1% 115 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 347 365 313 239 204 MB/s
Read 319
Write 371
Mixed 342
SusWrite 299
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 26.1
85% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 95.9
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 148
106% 133 MB/s
220GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 308 309 315 315 314 MB/s
Read 388
Write 356
Mixed 355
SusWrite 314
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 23.3
74% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 134
96% 122 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,786,930 SSDs tested

Typical USB 3.0 Device 256GB Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

System: Asus G752VS

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