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Desktop HDD 3.0 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 44.5% (32nd of 639)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 18a5 PID 0415 Model: Verbatim Desktop HDD 3.0
Poor: 9%Average: 44.5% Great: 69%

Below average average bench

The Verbatim Desktop HDD 3.0 6TB averaged 55.4% 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. Sequential Write Speed 126MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Verbatim Desktop HDD 3.0 6TB is 59.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Verbatim Desktop HDD 3.0 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.48MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 3244.5%
Min Avg Max
7.2 Read 135 194
6.2 Write 126 197
7.2 Mixed 71.9 110
3.5 SusWrite 95.7 183
140% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 2.96 10.3
0 4K Write 1.1 4.5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.48 0.9
64.9% 1.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 178 180 178 178 170 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 194
Write 180
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 178
212% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.8 MB/s
4TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 171 172 170 173 MB/s
66.9% Good
Read 191
Write 194
Mixed 93.9
SusWrite 171
216% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 0.9 MB/s
2.5TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 160 158 164 163 161 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 172
Write 177
Mixed 95
SusWrite 162
203% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
42% 0.8 MB/s
3.5TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 160 158 160 159 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 177
Write 176
Mixed 90
SusWrite 159
200% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
36% 0.8 MB/s
3TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 139 138 149 148 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 171
Write 163
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 139
173% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
43% 0.9 MB/s
5TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 128 129 127 132 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 185
Write 176
Mixed 97.1
SusWrite 129
192% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 0.83 MB/s
169GB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 35 36 35 MB/s
31.4% Below average
Read 49.9
Write 37.1
Mixed 26.9
SusWrite 35.7
48% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.6
211% 4.53 MB/s
5TB free, PID 0415
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 35 34 35 MB/s
20.4% Poor
Read 54.4
Write 31.7
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 34.1
46% 36.7 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 4.1 MB/s
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