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WD (ExtHD)

Elements 128GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 153% (1st of 639)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 2109 PID 0711 Model: WD Elements
Poor: 76%Average: 153% Great: 173%

Outstanding average bench

The WD Elements 128GB averaged 53.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Elements 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 34MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 24.1MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Elements 128GB is 97.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Elements 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 212MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 1153%
Min Avg Max
39.2 Read 212 248
39.8 Write 199 244
37 Mixed 154 184
39.8 SusWrite 203 245
259% 192 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.9 4K Read 17.1 19.3
19 4K Write 24.1 25.9
11.7 4K Mixed 17.5 20.3
1,479% 19.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 DQ Read 19.4 20.7
22.3 DQ Write 34 38.5
12.2 DQ Mixed 20.8 23.9
1,937% 24.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 246 244 246 246 242 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 242
Mixed 184
SusWrite 245
311% 230 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 20.2
1,632% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 23.9
2,192% 27.6 MB/s
63GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 245 247 246 246 240 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 237
Mixed 156
SusWrite 244
297% 220 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 20.3
1,636% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 37.8
DQ Mixed 23.6
2,165% 27.4 MB/s
68GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 243 239 242 245 245 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 240
Mixed 182
SusWrite 243
309% 228 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 20.2
1,626% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 23.8
2,189% 27.6 MB/s
102GB free (System drive), PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 169 162 167 158 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 144
Mixed 151
SusWrite 160
219% 167 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 11.7
1,331% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 27.7
DQ Mixed 12.2
1,424% 19.3 MB/s
58GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 206 207 203 202 209 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 204
Mixed 171
SusWrite 205
268% 198 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 12.8
1,159% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 18.9
DQ Write 30.8
DQ Mixed 18.5
1,747% 22.7 MB/s
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