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TOSHIBA (ExtHD)

USB DRV 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 89.5% (5th of 639)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 0930 PID 1400 Model: TOSHIBA TOSHIBA USB DRV
Poor: 29%Average: 89.5% Great: 159%

Very good average bench

The TOSHIBA USB DRV 500GB averaged just 10.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the TOSHIBA USB DRV 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 28.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.8MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TOSHIBA USB DRV 500GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the TOSHIBA USB DRV 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 130MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 11MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 589.5%
Min Avg Max
31.5 Read 130 226
30 Write 102 189
30 Mixed 111 204
13 SusWrite 99.7 186
147% 111 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.7 4K Read 11 16.9
4.2 4K Write 15.1 29.3
4.7 4K Mixed 10.5 16.8
911% 12.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 DQ Read 16.7 21.9
15.8 DQ Write 28.6 39.9
12.3 DQ Mixed 19.8 22.9
1,706% 21.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
225GB free, PID 1400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 265 180 92 93 90 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 156
Mixed 159
SusWrite 165
228% 173 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 15.4
1,461% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 17.7
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 22.6
1,722% 22.1 MB/s
98GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 277 11 27 31 27 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 172
Write 189
Mixed 161
SusWrite 107
212% 157 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 4.7
352% 7.37 MB/s
111GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 37 38 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 39
Write 36.7
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 37.3
51% 37.6 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 8.8
799% 10.5 MB/s
DQ Read 10.6
DQ Write 15.8
DQ Mixed 12.3
995% 12.9 MB/s
404GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s
29.7% Poor
Read 31.8
Write 32
Mixed 30
SusWrite 13.1
36% 26.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 6.1
460% 6.2 MB/s
404GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s
29.1% Poor
Read 31.5
Write 30
Mixed 30
SusWrite 13
34% 26.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 6.7
475% 6.47 MB/s
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