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External HDD 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 63.1% (10th of 639)

Based on 182 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 04c5 PID 2028 Model: iODD External HDD
Poor: 15%Average: 63.1% Great: 174%

Above average average bench

The iODD External HDD 1TB averaged 36.8% 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 Write Speed 33.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the iODD External HDD 1TB is 159%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the iODD External HDD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 5.29MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 182 samples)
Rank 1063.1%
Min Avg Max
28.4 Read 108 251
23.9 Write 103 242
12.4 Mixed 81.8 236
24 SusWrite 113 246
138% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.28 4K Read 5.29 22.6
0.5 4K Write 7.6 26
0.16 4K Mixed 5.41 23.8
462% 6.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.7 DQ Read 22.2 25.1
20.5 DQ Write 33.7 63.1
18.1 DQ Mixed 25 29.2
2,077% 26.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
598GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 246 237 243 246 243 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 254
Write 251
Mixed 243
SusWrite 244
339% 248 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 24.7
1,812% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 25.5
1,863% 25.6 MB/s
815GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 244 244 244 244 244 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 247
Write 242
Mixed 241
SusWrite 244
333% 243 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 23.5
1,752% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 23.4
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 24.3
1,801% 24.6 MB/s
854GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 221 231 238 243 240 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 237
Mixed 230
SusWrite 233
322% 237 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 23
1,720% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.7
DQ Write 38.1
DQ Mixed 29.6
2,394% 30.8 MB/s
476GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 39 36 42 50 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 60
Write 39.1
Mixed 116
SusWrite 42.5
90% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 14.9
4K Mixed 11.7
946% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.7
DQ Write 36.5
DQ Mixed 27.1
2,251% 29.1 MB/s
291GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 42 43 43 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 51.5
Write 37.3
Mixed 38
SusWrite 42.4
56% 42.3 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 9.5
778% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 13
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 11.2
1,086% 14.5 MB/s
610GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s
37.8% Below average
Read 82.4
Write 91.1
Mixed 34.9
SusWrite 92.6
102% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
84% 0.97 MB/s
476GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 36 39 37 38 40 MB/s
14.5% Very poor
Read 23.3
Write 26
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 38.6
40% 28.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.5
84% 1.57 MB/s
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