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USB3.0 507GB

USB3.0 507GB
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Effective Speed -80%Effective Speed -80%Average Score -89%Read -40%, Write -33%, 4K Read -175%, 4K Write -180%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -160%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -89%Read -27%, Write -23%, 4K Read -156%, 4K Write -220%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -160%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -121%DQ Read -134%, DQ Write -130%, DQ Mixed -132%, ADQ Read -189%, ADQ Write -165%, ADQ Mixed -155%, Age 58%, AS-SSD Total -121%

Average Bench: 54.8% (855^th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks. Model: External USB3.0

Poor: 40%Average: 54.8% Great: 68%

Popular builds with this SSD

HP Z420 Workstation (1)

Average average bench

The External USB3.0 507GB averaged 45.1% 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 102MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 308MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the External USB3.0 507GB is 27.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the External USB3.0 507GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 113MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 109MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)

Rank 85554.8%

Min	Avg	Max
202	Read 327	398
9.5	Write 305	394
154	Mixed 263	311
131	SusWrite 308	384
67.7% 301 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.2	4K Read 12.5	16.8
16.8	4K Write 31.3	38.2
10.8	4K Mixed 17.3	22.4
57.7% 20.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
46.8	DQ Read 113	157
41.6	DQ Write 109	156
9.5	DQ Mixed 102	143
79.2% 108 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

HKG-User, 4 years ago.

454GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 382 386 395 390 386 MB/s

69.2% Good

Write 394

Mixed 308

SusWrite 384

84% 371 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 36.7

4K Mixed 22.4

73% 25.2 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 143

111% 152 MB/s

HKG-User, 3 years ago.

356GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 338 278 298 336 333 MB/s

55% Above average

Write 335

Mixed 257

SusWrite 311

68% 302 MB/s

4K Read 13.7

4K Write 38.1

4K Mixed 12.9

58% 21.6 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 141

108% 147 MB/s

HKG-User, 3 years ago.

356GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 324 350 334 321 290 MB/s

52.7% Above average

Write 295

Mixed 253

SusWrite 315

66% 291 MB/s

4K Read 7.2

4K Write 38.2

4K Mixed 12.9

48% 19.4 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 141

109% 147 MB/s

HKG-User, 4 years ago.

360GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 336 357 311 337 348 MB/s

41.4% Average

Write 232

Mixed 188

SusWrite 322

54% 236 MB/s

4K Read 8.8

4K Write 18.5

4K Mixed 10.8

37% 12.7 MB/s

DQ Read 54.7

DQ Write 41.6

DQ Mixed 43.3

34% 46.5 MB/s

HKG-User, 3 years ago.

282GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 169 170 171 170 MB/s

40.2% Average

Write 169

Mixed 201

SusWrite 168

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 12

4K Write 18.5

4K Mixed 15.1

47% 15.2 MB/s

DQ Read 82.9

DQ Write 65.7

DQ Mixed 76.8

57% 75.1 MB/s

HKG-User, 3 years ago.

351GB free

Firmware: 0204

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 170 177 173 174 MB/s

39.2% Below average

Write 174

Mixed 209

SusWrite 170

48% 215 MB/s

4K Read 9.5

4K Write 18

4K Mixed 13.9

42% 13.8 MB/s

DQ Read 95.1

DQ Write 58.6

DQ Mixed 75

56% 76.2 MB/s

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,501x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	776x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	688x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	305x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	261x

SSD
USB3.0 507GBExternalBench 55%, 29 samples	1x

RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples	65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples	56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples	55x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $345

Popular USB3.0 507GB systems:

HP Z420 Workstation (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	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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USB3.0 507GB

Average Bench: 54.8% (855^th of 1072)

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USB3.0 507GB

Average Bench: 54.8% (855th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 54.8% (855^th of 1072)