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TOSHIBA (ExtHD)

EXTERNAL_USB 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 41.8% (36th of 639)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 0480 PID a300 Model: TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB
Poor: 23%Average: 41.8% Great: 48%

Below average average bench

The TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB averaged 58.1% 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. Sequential Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.6MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB is 25%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.15MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 20.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 3641.8%
Min Avg Max
54.9 Read 129 147
32.8 Write 130 150
19.9 Mixed 20.8 24.7
36.8 SusWrite 94.6 119
120% 93.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.15 1.6
0.5 4K Write 0.75 2.2
0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 0.7
46.8% 0.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
180GB free, PID a300
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 105 104 105 106 MB/s
43.1% Average
Read 127
Write 132
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 104
124% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
42% 0.8 MB/s
67GB free, PID a300
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 92 92 92 92 92 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 142
Write 146
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 92.9
127% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 0.63 MB/s
203GB free, PID a300
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 93 86 89 91 MB/s
42.6% Average
Read 147
Write 141
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 87.8
124% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
42% 0.8 MB/s
130GB free, PID a300
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 80 80 79 81 81 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 146
Write 126
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 81
116% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
47% 0.7 MB/s
203GB free, PID a300
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 97 99 105 131 MB/s
38.4% Below average
Read 100
Write 142
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 101
123% 91 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 0.83 MB/s
133GB free, PID a300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 35 36 MB/s
23.1% Poor
Read 54.9
Write 32.8
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 36.8
47% 37.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 1.43 MB/s
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