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ASM1153USB3.0TOS 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 40.4% (947th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: ASM1153U ASM1153USB3.0TOS
Poor: 13%Average: 40.4% Great: 56%

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Below average average bench

The Asm1153u ASM1153USB3.0TOS 256GB averaged 59.5% 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 80.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asm1153u ASM1153USB3.0TOS 256GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Asm1153u ASM1153USB3.0TOS 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 78.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 76MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 94740.4%
Min Avg Max
39.3 Read 191 260
30.1 Write 163 248
34.6 Mixed 168 244
30.9 SusWrite 166 245
38.7% 172 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.4 4K Read 17 21.8
10.5 4K Write 26.3 39.2
5.8 4K Mixed 17.5 23.2
62.1% 20.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 DQ Read 78.8 144
12 DQ Write 76 131
22.1 DQ Mixed 80.8 151
59.7% 78.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 242 242 242 242 239 MB/s
56% Above average
Read 255
Write 233
Mixed 207
SusWrite 241
53% 234 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 22.2
81% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 123
96% 132 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 242 241 241 243 240 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 257
Write 197
Mixed 206
SusWrite 232
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 22.4
82% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 97.8
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 122
90% 117 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 148 132 153 133 133 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 222
Write 178
Mixed 233
SusWrite 145
44% 195 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 23.2
76% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 151
105% 132 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 247 245 244 244 244 MB/s
46.2% Average
Read 260
Write 248
Mixed 244
SusWrite 245
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 14.9
4K Mixed 17.6
64% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 46.8
DQ Write 12
DQ Mixed 22.7
18% 27.2 MB/s
198GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 41 41 34 29 MB/s
14.3% Very poor
Read 39.3
Write 40
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 33.7
9% 38 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 9.6
31% 9.77 MB/s
DQ Read 20.4
DQ Write 22.3
DQ Mixed 22.1
16% 21.6 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s
12.5% Very poor
Read 41.4
Write 30.1
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 30.9
8% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 5.8
27% 8.6 MB/s
DQ Read 18.9
DQ Write 18.4
DQ Mixed 24
17% 20.4 MB/s

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Gaming 127%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 128%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS - $193

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,305x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples867x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples833x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples568x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples514x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples402x
SSD
ASM1153USB3.0TOS 256GBAsm1153uBench 40%, 8 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples141x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $838

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