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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 66.5% (726th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Model: TO Exter nal USB 3.0
Poor: 45%Average: 66.5% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The TO Exter nal USB 3.0 2TB averaged 33.4% 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 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TO Exter nal USB 3.0 2TB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the TO Exter nal USB 3.0 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 35.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 72666.5%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 356 410
212 Write 332 401
230 Mixed 297 357
158 SusWrite 313 399
73.1% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 21.5 29.4
22.4 4K Write 35.8 40.4
13.3 4K Mixed 26 36.4
84.9% 27.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.8 DQ Read 158 246
63.3 DQ Write 138 196
27.8 DQ Mixed 138 207
106% 145 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 401 402 401 402 401 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 402
Write 401
Mixed 382
SusWrite 401
90% 396 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 33.2
109% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 188
138% 181 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 314 314 324 324 322 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 342
Write 300
Mixed 322
SusWrite 320
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 30.1
100% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 98
104% 174 MB/s
390GB free
Firmware: 6101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 347 350 352 351 325 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 365
Write 350
Mixed 331
SusWrite 345
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 27.3
90% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 183
143% 199 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 380 376 387 383 383 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 359
Write 376
Mixed 349
SusWrite 379
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 21.9
80% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 120
94% 128 MB/s
378GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 356 342 382 390 388 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 354
Write 384
Mixed 287
SusWrite 369
79% 348 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 19.8
78% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 154
112% 145 MB/s
750GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 118 81 121 123 145 MB/s
39.5% Below average
Read 371
Write 355
Mixed 117
SusWrite 140
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 3.9
44% 15.1 MB/s
DQ Read 95.1
DQ Write 72.5
DQ Mixed 32
38% 66.5 MB/s
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,264x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,828x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,209x
SSD
Exter nal USB 3.0 2TBTOBench 67%, 59 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $24Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $595

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