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ASMT1153E 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 43.4% (33rd of 639)

Based on 48 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: asmedia ASMT1153E
Poor: 14%Average: 43.4% Great: 71%

Below average average bench

The asmedia ASMT1153E 1TB averaged 56.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 46.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the asmedia ASMT1153E 1TB is 56.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the asmedia ASMT1153E 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.48MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 96.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)
Rank 3343.4%
Min Avg Max
25.7 Read 96.7 231
9.31 Write 82 224
5.66 Mixed 59.5 223
17.8 SusWrite 91.8 246
110% 82.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.14 4K Read 1.48 22.9
0.18 4K Write 3.27 47.4
0.07 4K Mixed 1.66 30.4
173% 2.14 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 DQ Read 23.5 27.9
28.9 DQ Write 46.6 64.3
22.4 DQ Mixed 32.2 42.1
2,769% 34.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
703GB free, PID 55aa
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 165 171 173 172 170 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 179
Write 164
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 166
192% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
140% 1.73 MB/s
588GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 140 144 149 157 162 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 162
Write 149
Mixed 86
SusWrite 150
182% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
126% 1.57 MB/s
120GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 119 119 120 120 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 126
Write 95.3
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 119
137% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.6
248% 2.67 MB/s
732GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 122 122 123 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 161
Write 150
Mixed 126
SusWrite 122
187% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
140% 1.7 MB/s
849GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 51.7
Write 36.5
Mixed 37.6
SusWrite 38.3
54% 41 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 12.5
801% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 14.3
DQ Write 17
DQ Mixed 15.6
1,162% 15.6 MB/s
427GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 119 122 116 117 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 93
Write 93.9
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 118
110% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
77% 0.93 MB/s
251GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 95 99 100 99 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 118
Write 104
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 98.5
132% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
77% 0.97 MB/s
40GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s
23.5% Poor
Read 47.7
Write 53.7
Mixed 25.4
SusWrite 58.7
63% 46.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
56% 0.7 MB/s
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