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Effective Speed -834%Effective Speed -834%Average Score -885%Read -1,099%, Write -1,474%, 4K Read -377%, 4K Write -479%, Mixed -1,167%, 4K Mixed -370%, SusWrite -1,224%Peak Score -1,042%Read -1,315%, Write -1,541%, 4K Read -696%, 4K Write -873%, Mixed -1,031%, 4K Mixed -722%, SusWrite -1,114%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,100%DQ Read -1,349%, DQ Write -1,073%, DQ Mixed -1,280%, ADQ Read -1,374%, ADQ Write -913%, ADQ Mixed -1,314%, Age -291%, AS-SSD Total -1,205%

Average Bench: 58.4% (828^th of 1080)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: ASMedia USB 3.0 Device

Poor: 48%Average: 58.4% Great: 71%

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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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 82858.4%

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

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

SWE-User, 11 months ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 347 365 313 239 204 MB/s

63.3% Good

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

BEL-User, 11 months ago.

220GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 308 309 315 315 314 MB/s

63% Good

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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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 42%

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System: Asus G752VS

CPU
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	235x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	235x

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GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	470x

SSD
USB 3.0 Device 256GBAsmediaBench 58%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
M471A2K43BB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 41%, 18,452 samples	153x
M471A2K43BB1-CRC 2x16GBSamsungBench 76%, 4,237 samples	129x
M471A2K43BB1-CRC 4x16GBSamsungBench 79%, 500 samples	47x

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Asmedia

USB 3.0 Device 256GB

Average Bench: 58.4% (828^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 58.4% (828th of 1080)

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