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ASM1153 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 79.7% (6th of 639)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: ASMedia ASM1153
Poor: 12%Average: 79.7% Great: 171%

Good average bench

The ASMedia ASM1153 250GB averaged 20.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ASMedia ASM1153 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 27.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.1MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ASMedia ASM1153 250GB is 159%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the ASMedia ASM1153 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 10.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 679.7%
Min Avg Max
10.5 Read 109 246
6.5 Write 105 245
8.2 Mixed 98.5 234
6.6 SusWrite 102 240
141% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.17 4K Read 10.9 23.2
0.27 4K Write 12.9 29.5
0.15 4K Mixed 11.2 24.6
858% 11.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10 DQ Read 18.5 26.7
15.4 DQ Write 27.3 44.3
7.94 DQ Mixed 19.1 31.7
1,647% 21.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
144GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 219 216 221 217 221 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 180
Mixed 204
SusWrite 218
274% 198 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 24.6
1,924% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 31.7
2,683% 34.2 MB/s
203GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 211 198 220 187 207 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 216
Mixed 191
SusWrite 204
284% 210 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 20.2
1,606% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 24.2
DQ Write 38.1
DQ Mixed 28.8
2,365% 30.4 MB/s
174GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 31 38 30 38 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 37.2
Write 39
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 34.4
51% 37.1 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 13.5
1,026% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 12.9
DQ Write 18
DQ Mixed 15.1
1,174% 15.3 MB/s
209GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 37.1
Write 37.7
Mixed 37.6
SusWrite 37.9
52% 37.6 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 13.1
850% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 12.5
DQ Write 15.6
DQ Mixed 14
1,053% 14 MB/s
210GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
44% Average
Read 35.9
Write 36.3
Mixed 36.3
SusWrite 38.1
50% 36.7 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 8.8
4K Mixed 11.7
751% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 12.5
DQ Write 15.6
DQ Mixed 13.9
1,050% 14 MB/s
179GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 63 53 53 MB/s
21.9% Poor
Read 38.6
Write 64.5
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 59.1
70% 49.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
59% 0.67 MB/s
6GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 26 26 25 25 MB/s
12.3% Very poor
Read 26.6
Write 22.1
Mixed 18
SusWrite 25.3
31% 23 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
53% 0.67 MB/s
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