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CT1000MX (ExtHD)

500SSD1 1TB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 132% (3rd of 639)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 1f75 PID 0611 Model: CT1000MX 500SSD1
Poor: 36%Average: 132% Great: 170%

Outstanding average bench

The CT1000MX 500SSD1 1TB averaged 31.8% 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 36.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.5MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT1000MX 500SSD1 1TB is 134%. 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 174MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 15.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 3132%
Min Avg Max
32.7 Read 174 245
20.5 Write 164 237
25.4 Mixed 165 236
23.6 SusWrite 150 234
222% 164 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.7 4K Read 15.5 20.1
7.8 4K Write 22.8 31.2
7.7 4K Mixed 18.2 23.8
1,453% 18.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 DQ Read 20.4 22.5
26.4 DQ Write 36.2 46.5
22 DQ Mixed 25.5 29.8
2,175% 27.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
634GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 239 239 239 239 238 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 240
Mixed 236
SusWrite 239
328% 240 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 23.9
1,948% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 45.8
DQ Mixed 29.7
2,653% 32.8 MB/s
698GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 234 233 234 234 233 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 242
Write 237
Mixed 232
SusWrite 234
322% 236 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 20.3
1,569% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 36.3
DQ Mixed 26.7
2,222% 28.1 MB/s
931GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 221 210 219 218 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 215
Mixed 215
SusWrite 217
297% 217 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 21.7
1,665% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 38.6
DQ Mixed 27
2,310% 28.9 MB/s
931GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 203 202 204 202 202 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 225
Write 195
Mixed 214
SusWrite 203
284% 209 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 22.4
1,717% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 26.4
DQ Mixed 23.2
1,765% 23.6 MB/s
193GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 210 234 244 244 244 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 243
Write 227
Mixed 231
SusWrite 228
316% 232 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 16.6
1,255% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 22.5
DQ Write 26.5
DQ Mixed 24.3
1,811% 24.4 MB/s
634GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 126 126 126 126 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 126
SusWrite 126
174% 127 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 22.4
1,871% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 38.4
DQ Mixed 26.5
2,284% 28.5 MB/s
617GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 24 24 24 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 32.7
Write 20.5
Mixed 25.4
SusWrite 23.6
33% 25.5 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 7.8
560% 7.8 MB/s
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