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DT01ACA3 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 53.1% (21st of 639)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 2537 PID 1066 Model: TOSHIBA DT01ACA3
Poor: 19%Average: 53.1% Great: 73%

Average average bench

The TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 3TB averaged 46.9% 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. Sustained Write Speed 131MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 130MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 3TB is 54%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.54MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 2153.1%
Min Avg Max
34.4 Read 133 200
29.3 Write 130 191
19.3 Mixed 39.6 123
25.8 SusWrite 131 173
143% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.98 1.2
0.4 4K Write 1.93 2.4
0.19 4K Mixed 0.54 0.8
87.6% 1.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 152 157 155 159 158 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 150
Write 138
Mixed 29.4
SusWrite 156
155% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 147 143 148 149 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 157
Write 154
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 148
163% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 1.23 MB/s
378GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 122 127 127 130 125 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 166
Write 154
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 127
152% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 1.33 MB/s
890GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 117 116 116 117 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 151
Write 156
Mixed 26
SusWrite 115
144% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
92% 1.2 MB/s
748GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 119 120 123 120 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 133
Write 134
Mixed 24.1
SusWrite 121
134% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
99% 1.27 MB/s
107GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 122 109 123 102 MB/s
51.3% Above average
Read 136
Write 141
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 114
135% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
99% 1.23 MB/s
3TB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 156 146 147 131 152 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 78
Write 167
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 149
159% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 1.07 MB/s
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