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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 90.1% (5th of 639)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 152d PID 1576 Model: USB
Poor: 17%Average: 90.1% Great: 273%

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Excellent average bench

The USB 480GB averaged just 9.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the USB 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 60.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.3MB/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. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 0.08MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 590.1%
Min Avg Max
29.2 Read 100 313
24.3 Write 77.9 236
9.49 Mixed 53.2 170
92.3% 77.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.12 4K Read 9.54 17.9
1.88 4K Write 18.3 56
0.39 4K Mixed 1.05 2.28
694% 9.63 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.2 DQ Read 22.2 22.2
60.7 DQ Write 60.7 60.7
0.08 DQ Mixed 0.08 0.08
2,151% 27.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
48GB free, PID 1576
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
273% Outstanding
Read 313
Write 236
Mixed 170
286% 240 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 0.44
1,987% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 0.08
2,151% 27.7 MB/s
94GB free, PID 1576
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
35.2% Below average
Read 29.2
Write 25.5
Mixed 18
30% 24.3 MB/s
4K Read 7.49
4K Write 7.68
4K Mixed 1.09
326% 5.42 MB/s
48GB free, PID 1576
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
34.9% Below average
Read 29.3
Write 25.6
Mixed 15.7
29% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.12
4K Write 7.7
4K Mixed 0.39
298% 4.74 MB/s
37GB free, PID 1576
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
16.9% Very poor
Read 29.2
Write 24.3
Mixed 9.49
25% 21 MB/s
4K Read 6.59
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 2.28
166% 3.58 MB/s
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Gaming 38%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO - $230

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples458x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples286x
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples100x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples112x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples71x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples57x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples41x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples33x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples42x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples29x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $849

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