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IronKey Wkspace 32GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 79.8% (6th of 639)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 0718 PID 0685 Model: Imation IronKey Wkspace
Poor: 40%Average: 79.8% Great: 111%

Good average bench

The Imation IronKey Wkspace 32GB averaged 20.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Imation IronKey Wkspace 32GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 10.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 9.56MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation IronKey Wkspace 32GB is 71.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Imation IronKey Wkspace 32GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 62.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 679.8%
Min Avg Max
33 Read 236 382
10.2 Write 62.3 110
9.34 Mixed 64.1 158
8 SusWrite 72.7 110
119% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.8 4K Read 11.2 20.8
1.26 4K Write 9.56 20.5
2.22 4K Mixed 5.85 11.5
566% 8.87 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.93 DQ Read 13.5 22.1
4.58 DQ Write 10.6 12.4
2.95 DQ Mixed 6.65 10.4
636% 10.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 108 108 107 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 382
Write 98.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 107
170% 162 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 11.5
838% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 16.7
DQ Write 12.4
DQ Mixed 10.4
837% 13.2 MB/s
8GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 109 112 112 111 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 341
Write 110
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 110
173% 158 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 8.8
733% 10.9 MB/s
DQ Read 13.1
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 9.3
756% 11.3 MB/s
9GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 97 110 111 107 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 331
Write 102
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 106
162% 150 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 8.4
721% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 11.6
DQ Write 11.8
DQ Mixed 9.5
768% 11 MB/s
28GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 95 95 98 95 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 183
Write 105
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 95.7
131% 109 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 9.7
766% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 12
DQ Mixed 9.4
780% 11.8 MB/s
26GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 60 67 83 95 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 295
Write 38.5
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 55.8
102% 107 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 9
574% 7.7 MB/s
5GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8.3 8.2 7.8 8.1 7.7 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 332
Write 12.2
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 8
71% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 8
523% 9.13 MB/s
16GB free, PID 0685
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 25 24 15 18 35 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 40.3
Write 39.5
Mixed 32
SusWrite 25.9
46% 34.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 4.9
498% 6.9 MB/s
DQ Read 10.3
DQ Write 10.8
DQ Mixed 8
678% 9.7 MB/s
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