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USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 140% (2nd of 639)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Device: VID null PID null Model: PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó
Poor: 94%Average: 140% Great: 168%

Outstanding average bench

The PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 240GB averaged 40.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 38.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.1MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 240GB is 73.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 184MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 2140%
Min Avg Max
136 Read 184 229
85.3 Write 136 180
50.9 Mixed 142 188
57.3 SusWrite 104 166
184% 141 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.4 4K Read 19.1 24.3
18.3 4K Write 28.1 40.1
15.9 4K Mixed 21.7 27.3
1,766% 23 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 DQ Read 24.7 27
22.1 DQ Write 38.8 47.3
25.3 DQ Mixed 29.1 32
2,399% 30.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
34GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 143 152 153 166 213 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 203
Mixed 200
SusWrite 158
262% 194 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 20.5
1,609% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 23.6
2,124% 26.7 MB/s
223GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 144 150 150 152 151 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 223
Write 173
Mixed 180
SusWrite 145
237% 180 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 20.1
1,609% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 21.5
DQ Write 35.3
DQ Mixed 25.3
2,141% 27.4 MB/s
223GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 149 150 152 151 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 215
Write 180
Mixed 188
SusWrite 148
243% 183 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 20.1
1,605% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.9
DQ Write 35.7
DQ Mixed 25.6
2,166% 27.7 MB/s
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