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XPG EX500 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 161% (1st of 639)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 125f PID a73a Model: ADATA XPG EX500
Poor: 13%Average: 161% Great: 300%

Outstanding average bench

The ADATA XPG EX500 120GB averaged 61.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ADATA XPG EX500 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 57.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 33.3MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ADATA XPG EX500 120GB is 287%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the ADATA XPG EX500 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 199MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 1161%
Min Avg Max
20.7 Read 199 368
19.7 Write 147 357
17.4 Mixed 160 353
20.1 SusWrite 90.6 243
193% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 17.7 30.2
1.1 4K Write 33.3 58.4
0.29 4K Mixed 15.2 33.9
1,714% 22.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 DQ Read 24 31.1
28.2 DQ Write 57.7 74.6
7.46 DQ Mixed 21.5 36
2,783% 34.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 241 243 240 241 241 MB/s
255% Outstanding
Read 336
Write 258
Mixed 259
SusWrite 243
361% 274 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 23.6
2,536% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22.7
DQ Write 74.6
DQ Mixed 24.3
3,448% 40.5 MB/s
52GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 242 241 241 240 240 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 336
Write 257
Mixed 256
SusWrite 243
360% 273 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 23.5
2,470% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 23.3
DQ Write 73.7
DQ Mixed 25.2
3,450% 40.7 MB/s
66GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 63 58 59 58 58 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 225
Write 301
Mixed 226
SusWrite 93.6
287% 211 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 33.9
3,054% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 36
3,406% 40.8 MB/s
69GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 171 73 73 74 74 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 174
Mixed 186
SusWrite 102
224% 174 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 12.5
1,768% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 30.2
DQ Write 62.1
DQ Mixed 14.8
2,728% 35.7 MB/s
29GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 38 56 50 38 53 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 304
Write 49
Mixed 190
SusWrite 46.3
165% 147 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 17.9
1,546% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 18.1
DQ Write 28.2
DQ Mixed 19.5
1,690% 21.9 MB/s
101GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 21 MB/s
21.7% Poor
Read 22.8
Write 22.7
Mixed 23.9
SusWrite 20.1
31% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 4.1
300% 4.33 MB/s
103GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 24 24 24 25 MB/s
13.3% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 22.7
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 23.7
32% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
60% 0.73 MB/s
13GB free, PID a73a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 23 22 18 MB/s
11.4% Very poor
Read 20.7
Write 19.7
Mixed 17.4
SusWrite 21.4
27% 19.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
59% 0.67 MB/s
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