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CT1000MX (ExtHD)

500SSD1 1TB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 168% (1st of 639)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: CT1000MX 500SSD1
Poor: 37%Average: 168% Great: 271%

Outstanding average bench

The CT1000MX 500SSD1 1TB averaged 68.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT1000MX 500SSD1 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 39.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 28MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT1000MX 500SSD1 1TB is 235%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT1000MX 500SSD1 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 221MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 1168%
Min Avg Max
29 Read 221 403
24 Write 213 392
26.1 Mixed 209 371
16 SusWrite 221 379
296% 216 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.8 4K Read 18.4 30.9
7.1 4K Write 27.3 69.1
6.8 4K Mixed 21.5 42
1,726% 22.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 DQ Read 23 32.9
17.1 DQ Write 39.1 83.6
15.9 DQ Mixed 28 45.8
2,370% 30 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 379 380 380 379 379 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 376
Write 380
Mixed 345
SusWrite 379
506% 370 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 32.1
2,606% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.9
DQ Write 47
DQ Mixed 35.1
2,900% 37 MB/s
931GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 246 251 257 257 257 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 267
Write 238
Mixed 241
SusWrite 237
332% 245 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 20.4
1,626% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24.1
DQ Write 32.7
DQ Mixed 27.8
2,147% 28.2 MB/s
770GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 230 230 232 226 233 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 236
Write 223
Mixed 214
SusWrite 230
307% 226 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 24.9
4K Mixed 19.9
1,584% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 18
DQ Write 34.2
DQ Mixed 23.5
2,029% 25.2 MB/s
154GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 229 230 226 227 228 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 242
Write 226
Mixed 228
SusWrite 226
314% 230 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 21.4
1,616% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.6
DQ Write 37.5
DQ Mixed 27.9
2,308% 29.3 MB/s
579GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 237 236 236 237 237 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 227
Mixed 238
SusWrite 236
322% 236 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 20.2
1,548% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 32.9
DQ Mixed 23.8
2,006% 25.8 MB/s
534GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 170 170 174 174 MB/s
141% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 160
Mixed 178
SusWrite 171
242% 183 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 17.9
1,419% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 17.5
DQ Write 32.3
DQ Mixed 22.7
1,936% 24.2 MB/s
417GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 42 41 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 41
Write 40.7
Mixed 40.8
SusWrite 41.5
56% 41 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 24
4K Mixed 19.3
1,531% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 16
DQ Write 24.4
DQ Mixed 19.6
1,556% 20 MB/s
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