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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 96.2% (5th of 639)

Based on 37 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 0984 PID 0301 Model: Apricorn
Poor: 17%Average: 96.2% Great: 238%

Excellent average bench

The Apricorn 120GB averaged just 3.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apricorn 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 32.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 19.8MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apricorn 120GB is 221%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Apricorn 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 114MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 55.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)
Rank 596.2%
Min Avg Max
24.2 Read 114 251
23 Write 81.9 208
24 Mixed 87.5 219
23.1 SusWrite 55.8 191
109% 84.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 13.1 28.4
1.2 4K Write 19.8 66.6
0.23 4K Mixed 9.98 33.1
1,062% 14.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.6 DQ Read 18.4 30.5
11.7 DQ Write 32.7 83
4.08 DQ Mixed 14.2 35.7
1,662% 21.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 162 198 196 197 196 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 227
Write 196
Mixed 196
SusWrite 191
272% 203 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 15
1,459% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 35.8
DQ Mixed 17.5
1,879% 23.7 MB/s
111GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 87 38 28 43 33 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 135
Mixed 161
SusWrite 74
184% 145 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 19.4
1,804% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 37.5
DQ Mixed 20.9
2,066% 26.6 MB/s
67GB free (System drive), PID 0301
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 67 69 67 69 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 60.1
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 68.4
110% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 13.2
1,194% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 21.1
DQ Mixed 15.6
1,324% 19.1 MB/s
52GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 42 41 41 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 38.8
Write 34.5
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 41.3
52% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 15.9
1,228% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15.9
DQ Write 23.4
DQ Mixed 18.5
1,484% 19.3 MB/s
49GB free (System drive), PID 0301
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 29 36 26 32 29 MB/s
75% Very good
Read 40.9
Write 28.3
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 32
46% 34.9 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 19.3
4K Mixed 12.4
1,122% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 13.2
DQ Write 22.8
DQ Mixed 14.3
1,311% 16.8 MB/s
108GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 30.8
Write 25.7
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 25
36% 27.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 6.6
500% 7.03 MB/s
106GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s
32.8% Below average
Read 26.5
Write 27.8
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 26.9
37% 26.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 5.9
463% 6.5 MB/s
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