USB

3.0 1TB

3.0 1TB
BENCHMARKS (27)
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -45%Read -20%, Write -16%, 4K Read -48%, 4K Write -152%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -46%Read -24%, Write -18%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -197%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -70%DQ Read -49%, DQ Write -82%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -128%, ADQ Write -129%, ADQ Mixed -126%, Age 58%, AS-SSD Total -59%

Average Bench: 66.7% (724^th of 1072)

Based on 27 user benchmarks. Model: USB 3.0

Poor: 47%Average: 66.7% Great: 81%

Above average average bench

The USB 3.0 1TB averaged 33.3% 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 115MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB 3.0 1TB is 34%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the USB 3.0 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 143MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 34.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)

Rank 72466.7%

Min	Avg	Max
328	Read 380	407
207	Write 350	411
222	Mixed 336	380
104	SusWrite 305	410
77.1% 343 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.1	4K Read 23.2	35.8
17	4K Write 34.7	41.2
11.3	4K Mixed 25.7	36.5
86.3% 27.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
51.9	DQ Read 143	246
21.4	DQ Write 126	197
15.9	DQ Mixed 115	224
91.7% 128 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 11 months ago.

801GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 324 324 228 89 76 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 316

Mixed 320

SusWrite 229

70% 311 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 38.3

4K Mixed 18.7

72% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 43.9

62% 113 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

801GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 308 308 269 101 64 MB/s

52.3% Above average

Write 311

Mixed 311

SusWrite 228

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 16.5

4K Write 24.4

4K Mixed 15.6

58% 18.8 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 127

DQ Mixed 43.4

54% 94.7 MB/s

CAN-User, 10 months ago.

187GB free

Firmware: 0101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 371 221 172 118 134 MB/s

51.5% Above average

Write 368

Mixed 346

SusWrite 231

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 17.2

4K Write 24.3

4K Mixed 20.2

65% 20.6 MB/s

DQ Read 51.9

DQ Write 42.9

DQ Mixed 46.6

35% 47.1 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

229GB free

Firmware: 0508

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 20 132 17 3.7 91 MB/s

28.7% Poor

Write 320

Mixed 301

SusWrite 68.8

58% 258 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 10

4K Mixed 1.1

26% 8.07 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 21.6

DQ Mixed 1.3

21% 53.5 MB/s

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