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USB3.0 1TB
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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -46%Read -29%, Write -21%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -141%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -28%Read -22%, Write -24%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -107%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -58%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -63%, DQ Mixed -41%, ADQ Read -107%, ADQ Write -90%, ADQ Mixed -105%, Age 54%, AS-SSD Total -53%

Average Bench: 67.1% (715^th of 1072)

Based on 85 user benchmarks. Model: External USB3.0

Poor: 48%Average: 67.1% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The External USB3.0 1TB averaged 32.8% 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 127MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the External USB3.0 1TB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the External USB3.0 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 36.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 158MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 85 samples)

Rank 71567.1%

Min	Avg	Max
281	Read 354	414
228	Write 334	391
250	Mixed 312	376
87.1	SusWrite 305	384
73.5% 326 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 24.1	38.7
20.4	4K Write 36.4	59.1
10.2	4K Mixed 25.6	47.9
88.6% 28.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
82.6	DQ Read 158	235
63.5	DQ Write 152	220
29.9	DQ Mixed 127	235
103% 146 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

426GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 280 270 269 265 269 MB/s

65.9% Good

Write 276

Mixed 305

SusWrite 273

68% 301 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 33.9

4K Mixed 24

86% 27.4 MB/s

DQ Read 233

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 193

146% 198 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

414GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 340 350 332 320 311 MB/s

64.6% Good

Write 372

Mixed 357

SusWrite 335

81% 358 MB/s

4K Read 18.2

4K Write 33.1

4K Mixed 20.8

72% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 165

122% 162 MB/s

TWN-User, 1 month ago.

412GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 352 354 355 354 360 MB/s

55.4% Above average

Write 343

Mixed 41.7

SusWrite 357

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 34.2

4K Mixed 0.4

49% 18.2 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 0.7

47% 113 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 month ago.

521GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 286 241 251 233 240 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 232

Mixed 248

SusWrite 257

58% 260 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 23.8

4K Mixed 15.8

61% 19.3 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 48.9

71% 133 MB/s

TWN-User, 1 month ago.

412GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 351 353 349 347 346 MB/s

53.9% Above average

Write 352

Mixed 42.4

SusWrite 352

60% 266 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 32.4

4K Mixed 0.5

46% 17.2 MB/s

DQ Read 169

DQ Write 173

DQ Mixed 33.9

63% 125 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B365M DS3H WIFI

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $101Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	1,004x
Core i7-9700FIntel $295Bench 92%, 54,980 samples	1,004x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	161x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	672x
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples	541x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	171x

SSD
USB3.0 1TBExternalBench 67%, 85 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	146x
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples	146x
D12.2356WS.001 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 1,120 samples	138x

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Value: 124% - Outstanding

Total price: $311

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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