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Patriot (ExtHD)

Blast 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 199% (1st of 639)

Based on 2 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 5106 Model: Patriot Blast
Poor: 167%Average: 199% Great: 230%

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Outstanding average bench

The Patriot Blast 240GB averaged 98.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot Blast 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 40.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 34.2MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this USB perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 247MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2 samples)
Rank 1199%
Min Avg Max
245 Read 247 248
243 Write 243 243
231 Mixed 234 238
310% 241 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 20.2 24.3
24.3 4K Write 34.2 44.2
10.7 4K Mixed 11.4 12.1
1,626% 21.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.5 DQ Read 23.2 26
37.2 DQ Write 40.8 44.5
11.6 DQ Mixed 12.5 13.4
1,901% 25.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
230% Outstanding
Read 245
Write 243
Mixed 231
308% 240 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 12.1
2,004% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 26
DQ Write 44.5
DQ Mixed 13.4
2,065% 28 MB/s
58GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
167% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 243
Mixed 238
312% 243 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 24.3
4K Mixed 10.7
1,249% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 37.2
DQ Mixed 11.6
1,736% 23.1 MB/s
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,081x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples648x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples308x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples380x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples247x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples243x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples62x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples69x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $618

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