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TOSHIBA (ExtHD)

External USB 3.0 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 120% (3rd of 639)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 0480 PID a00c Model: TOSHIBA External USB 3.0
Poor: 16%Average: 120% Great: 254%

Outstanding average bench

The TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 120GB averaged 20.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 41MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 24.1MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 120GB is 238%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 144MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 69.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 3120%
Min Avg Max
15.2 Read 144 249
14.5 Write 111 226
17.9 Mixed 116 221
21.5 SusWrite 69.5 201
143% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 13.7 28.3
0.5 4K Write 24.1 69.1
0.4 4K Mixed 10.1 20.5
1,215% 16 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.9 DQ Read 19.9 28.3
15.4 DQ Write 41 84.9
5.2 DQ Mixed 14.1 23
1,947% 25 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 201 202 201 200 200 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 241
Write 206
Mixed 214
SusWrite 201
290% 216 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 12.4
1,158% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.7
DQ Write 21.4
DQ Mixed 16
1,323% 17 MB/s
39GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 66 60 35 8.4 58 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 226
Mixed 200
SusWrite 75.2
237% 179 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 18.4
1,558% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 28.2
DQ Mixed 19.3
1,693% 22.8 MB/s
104GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 74 99 99 99 99 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 109
Mixed 128
SusWrite 95.3
162% 125 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 19.3
1,601% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 19.6
DQ Write 38.4
DQ Mixed 23
2,161% 27 MB/s
84GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 134 134 135 134 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 138
Mixed 166
SusWrite 134
209% 159 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 20.9
4K Mixed 14.6
1,254% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 16.9
DQ Write 35
DQ Mixed 17.5
1,848% 23.1 MB/s
54GB free (System drive), PID a00c
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 13 26 27 34 34 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 15.2
Write 14.5
Mixed 18.2
SusWrite 26.5
26% 18.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 4.5
542% 7.57 MB/s
DQ Read 8.9
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 5.2
734% 9.83 MB/s
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