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Samsung (ExtHD)

Portable SSD T3 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 188% (1st of 639)

Based on 191 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 04e8 PID 61f3 Model: Samsung Portable SSD T3
Poor: 27%Average: 188% Great: 340%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB averaged 87.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 33.6MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB is 312%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 238MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 191 samples)
Rank 1188%
Min Avg Max
29.2 Read 238 414
22.9 Write 219 407
26.3 Mixed 213 397
19.5 SusWrite 182 380
287% 213 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.13 4K Read 20.1 32.3
4.57 4K Write 33.6 68.6
3.9 4K Mixed 18.3 39.5
1,841% 24 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.9 DQ Read 26.2 35.2
15.6 DQ Write 49 80.7
9.49 DQ Mixed 23.3 45.5
2,559% 32.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
98GB free, PID 61f3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 261 252 248 245 261 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 302
Write 269
Mixed 273
SusWrite 241
365% 271 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 29.1
2,914% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.8
DQ Write 66.7
DQ Mixed 27.4
3,282% 38.6 MB/s
57GB free, PID 61f3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 149 148 144 156 156 MB/s
255% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 265
Mixed 231
SusWrite 145
299% 222 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 37.4
3,369% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 28.9
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 38.6
4,002% 47.8 MB/s
45GB free, PID 61f3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 61 60 59 59 65 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 260
Write 264
Mixed 239
SusWrite 59.1
269% 206 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 36.4
3,374% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.8
DQ Write 77.3
DQ Mixed 38.7
4,060% 48.9 MB/s
461GB free, PID 61f3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 188 189 189 190 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 350
Write 328
Mixed 311
SusWrite 188
391% 294 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 33.3
2,804% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 68.4
DQ Mixed 41.8
3,870% 47.6 MB/s
45GB free, PID 61f3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 59 58 56 56 58 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 236
Write 256
Mixed 225
SusWrite 56.1
255% 193 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 34.8
3,313% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 28.7
DQ Write 78.1
DQ Mixed 36
3,987% 47.6 MB/s
123GB free, PID 61f3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 216 217 214 215 217 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 208
Mixed 201
SusWrite 216
292% 217 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 28.5
2,387% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 61.1
DQ Mixed 33.3
3,320% 41.2 MB/s
461GB free, PID 61f3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 188 188 188 187 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 327
Write 313
Mixed 292
SusWrite 188
373% 280 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 28
2,219% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.5
DQ Write 50.9
DQ Mixed 35.1
3,034% 38.5 MB/s
45GB free, PID 61f3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 94 82 85 85 88 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 264
Write 273
Mixed 231
SusWrite 85.1
281% 213 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 27.3
2,327% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 31.9
DQ Write 73.5
DQ Mixed 35.2
3,816% 46.9 MB/s
338GB free, PID 61f3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 286 289 285 285 283 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 293
Write 276
Mixed 273
SusWrite 279
381% 280 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 21
1,559% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 26.7
DQ Mixed 25.1
1,853% 25.5 MB/s
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