USB SSD performance, surprisingly poor speeds being achieved


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Until now, I've been using two USB hard drives for backups (one for my daily backups, the other which is usually offline for ransomware airgap is used weekly). At around 20MB/s write speeds I was disappointed and decided that the price of 4TB USB SSD's is now down to a reasonable price and I went for it. I got two.

I got a Samsung 4TB (quoted speeds of around 1000MB/s) and a Crucial X6 4TB (quoted speeds of around 800MB/s).

Backing up from my daily backup drive to the Samsung SSD I was only achieving writing speeds of around 40MB/s and it took over 24 hours to transfer nearly 4TB. I figured it was the source drive that was slowing things down. Then it came time to populate the second SSD. I figured copying it from the Samsung SSD to the Crucial SSD would be by far the quickest way (rather than repeat copying from the original daily backup 'hard drive'. Not at all. I'm watching it copying now and it varies from around 6MB/s up to around 27MB/s. The estimate explorer copy is currently showing is "More than 1 day". I was expecting at least 400MB/s and possibly close to the Crucial's 800MB/s. No such luck. Oh, as I'm writing this bit it's surged to <sarcasm>a massive 38MB/s </sarcasm>.

This is a fast laptop. It's running at a trivial CPU load, has its drive C as an SSD also. There's nothing I can think of that's slowing it all down. Both drives are plugged into 'blue' USB ports (therefore USB 3+) and directly to the machine's ports, not via a USB hub. They were first plugged in via a hub which is why I tried plugging them in directly just now, hoping the hub was the issue, but no. I've also tried three different ways of doing this copy, first time was with GoodSync, second time copy/paste using OneCommander, and thirdly using native Windows Explorer.

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are you using the cables that came with the SSD drives? and they have built in USB enclosures, not popped into old enclosures? Are the drives guaranteed to not be counterfeit (can you read all files without data loss)? Is your computer missing any drivers? Do the SSD drives have the same write speed as the read speed, or is it lower? is the computer properly recognizing the ports and drives as USB 3.0 or higher?
 

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are you using the cables that came with the SSD drives? and they have built in USB enclosures, not popped into old enclosures? Are the drives guaranteed to not be counterfeit (can you read all files without data loss)? Is your computer missing any drivers? Do the SSD drives have the same write speed as the read speed, or is it lower? is the computer properly recognizing the ports and drives as USB 3.0 or higher?
Yes, the cables that came with them, they're in their original USB enclosures, guaranteed from Samsung and Crucial direct. It's a good point on the drivers, I'll check. The read and write speeds quoted are almost identical (e.g. 1000/1050). Any hint on how I can know they're being recognized as USB 3.0? If it was USB2 I'd expect the maximum to be 12MB/s.

Update: Scanned for the drivers, here's the Samsung one (using Microsoft generic driver):

samsungssd.jpg

and here's the Crucial one:

crucialssd.jpg
 

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So, a standard USB 3 external spinning hard drive should be capable of 100+MB/sec on most machines. So the fact that you were starting off at only 20MB/sec indicates something is going wrong in your configuration.

Your standard blue USB 3.0 port should handle up to 5Gbps, which come out to a theoretical max of 625 megabytes per second. With overhead and such, ~500MB/sec is the best you would see.

What I would check first, is open Device Manager, expand Disk Drives, find your SSD, right click and go to Properties, click on Policies tab and see if you are set for "Better Performance" which enables write caching. That makes a huge difference.
 

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are you using the thunderbolt USB ports? AKA usb 3.2.
 

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So, a standard USB 3 external spinning hard drive should be capable of 100+MB/sec on most machines. So the fact that you were starting off at only 20MB/sec indicates something is going wrong in your configuration.

Your standard blue USB 3.0 port should handle up to 5Gbps, which come out to a theoretical max of 625 megabytes per second. With overhead and such, ~500MB/sec is the best you would see.

What I would check first, is open Device Manager, expand Disk Drives, find your SSD, right click and go to Properties, click on Policies tab and see if you are set for "Better Performance" which enables write caching. That makes a huge difference.
I had checked that earlier and had left it set to Quick removal rather than Better performance. I thought it was just mostly about write-caching and thought that on a sustained barrage of copying that didn't come into it much. I would love to be told I'm wrong about that. I'll definitely try that though. I decided to give up on my big copy from usb ssd1 to usb ssd2 so that I can try things like this and see any direct improvements.

are you using the thunderbolt USB ports? AKA usb 3.2.
I'm pretty sure they're just 3.0 (or at best 3.1), which I'd be happy with at their max performance if it was being reached (or anything even close to it).
 

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Oh wow, much bigger difference than I expected:

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That was the initial speed, it's varying now though. I'm seeing it jump around between 50 and 150MB/s. A big improvement, oh it just dropped to 13, now it's at 8, and 15. Depends on the file type I guess. Oh, now it's up at 442, and now 330, and now down to 20. The good thing is, it's guesstimating the total copy time at 3h 30min instead of "more than a day". Well that certainly was a big difference, choosing Better Performance.

Update: After less than 10 minutes the time remaining estimate is down to 2h 25min.
 

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I had checked that earlier and had left it set to Quick removal rather than Better performance. I thought it was just mostly about write-caching and thought that on a sustained barrage of copying that didn't come into it much. I would love to be told I'm wrong about that. I'll definitely try that though. I decided to give up on my big copy from usb ssd1 to usb ssd2 so that I can try things like this and see any direct improvements.


I'm pretty sure they're just 3.0 (or at best 3.1), which I'd be happy with at their max performance if it was being reached (or anything even close to it).
that is why your only getting the speeds your getting then. those external ssd's are designed for the thunderbolt ports.
 

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that is why your only getting the speeds your getting then. those external ssd's are designed for the thunderbolt ports.
Actually I checked the spec, they are 3.2 ports. Some gen 1 and some gen 2.

Update: After less than 10 minutes the time remaining estimate is down to 2h 25min.
I just came back to it after a couple of hours, expecting it would say less than half an hour remaining. It's saying 12 hours. So that's disappointing. But it is still way quicker than it was. It's reached 35% in around 3 hours so I expect it'll be done in under 10 hours. That's a win when compared to "more than a day".

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Don't forget that if both the USB ports you are using share the same USB controller then they will at most get half the controllers max speed. If they are both USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) they may each get only about 2 Gb/s or about 250 MB/s. Then the 200 MB/s speed sounds about right.

Write caching is disabled by default for a reason with external drives. That is so you can safely unplug a drive without first ejecting it.
If you are going to enable write caching you need to manually eject each one in the tray when done. Otherwise, you risk loss of data.
 

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look here to see what port you need to use What Does a USB-C Port Look Like?
So I guess that means a 3.2 Gen 1 port is often a USB A connector but could be USB C. Whereas a 3.2 Gen 2 will always be a USB C port. I just spotted my one and only 3.2 Gen 2 port hiding, I wasn't even using it :oops:
Don't forget that if both the USB ports you are using share the same USB controller then they will at most get half the controllers max speed. If they are both USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) they may each get only about 2 Gb/s or about 250 MB/s. Then the 200 MB/s speed sounds about right.

Write caching is disabled by default for a reason with external drives. That is so you can safely unplug a drive without first ejecting it.
If you are going to enable write caching you need to manually eject each one in the tray when done. Otherwise, you risk loss of data.
Makes sense. I just switched from using a USB A adaptor on one of the drives (the one I'm writing to in this big copy) and plugged it into the never-before-used thunderbolt port (that was hiding from me). I'm sustaining 442MB/s currently after resuming that copy.

I'll be disabling the write-caching once this big copy is done. For my normal daily use the speed is OK without it but good to know I can flip that back on when a massive copy is needed :cool:
 

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The reason why it's saying 12 hours with a significant drop in the green graph is probably because it encountered lots and lots of relatively small files. Most copying tools (including File Explorer) aren't optimized for speed, which becomes extremely well noticeable under those circumstances so, for copying large amounts of data, this is what I use, and highly recommend:

EDIT: Also note that it is quite common in QLC SSDs to see a significant drop in write speed after the SLC cache in them gets saturated. A good QLC SSD has a very large SLC buffer, but once the SLC is full it takes time for it to move the data over to the slower QLC NAND to free up more space in the buffer again, which happens behind the scenes. You'll know because if you pause the copying for a little while and you resume it, the write speed will be close to maximum again until after the SLC gets full again. A lot of QLC SSDs also have inconsistent write speed behavior patterns the characteristics of which may seem less connected to this. It tends to be much more of an irregular/skippy kind of affair, depending on what exact make and model of QLC SSD you use. Even so, for most users especially when saving documents/pictures/music/movies/etc. the delays won't be noticeable or they barely will be, and, yes, enabling "Better Performance" does help tremendously, but not so much if all you do is just save a small bunch of small files every once in a while─and as long as this option is enabled, I wouldn't remove the USB cable before hitting the "Safely Remove" action on it first.
 
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The reason why it's saying 12 hours with a significant drop in the green graph is probably because it encountered lots and lots of relatively small files. Most copying tools (including File Explorer) aren't optimized for speed, which becomes extremely well noticeable under those circumstances so, for copying large amounts of data, this is what I use, and highly recommend:

EDIT: Also note that it is quite common in QLC SSDs to see a significant drop in write speed after the SLC cache in them gets saturated. A good QLC SSD has a very large SLC buffer, but once the SLC is full it takes time for it to move the data over to the slower QLC NAND to free up more space in the buffer again, which happens behind the scenes. You'll know because if you pause the copying for a little while and you resume it, the write speed will be close to maximum again until after the SLC gets full again. A lot of QLC SSDs also have inconsistent write speed behavior patterns the characteristics of which may seem less connected to this. It tends to be much more of an irregular/skippy kind of affair, depending on what exact make and model of QLC SSD you use. Even so, for most users especially when saving documents/pictures/music/movies/etc. the delays won't be noticeable or they barely will be, and, yes, enabling "Better Performance" does help tremendously, but not so much if all you do is just save a small bunch of small files every once in a while─and as long as this option is enabled, I wouldn't remove the USB cable before hitting the "Safely Remove" action on it first.
Thanks for that info, really good to know. I'm trying FastCopy right now, it's looking good. Hard to tell if it's doing a better job than what I was using (GoodSync).
 

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So I guess that means a 3.2 Gen 1 port is often a USB A connector but could be USB C. Whereas a 3.2 Gen 2 will always be a USB C port. I just spotted my one and only 3.2 Gen 2 port hiding, I wasn't even using it :oops:

Makes sense. I just switched from using a USB A adaptor on one of the drives (the one I'm writing to in this big copy) and plugged it into the never-before-used thunderbolt port (that was hiding from me). I'm sustaining 442MB/s currently after resuming that copy.

I'll be disabling the write-caching once this big copy is done. For my normal daily use the speed is OK without it but good to know I can flip that back on when a massive copy is needed :cool:
Are you sure what your USB specs are? USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports can either be type A or C. The same goes for USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports.

You said you have a Acer Predator Triton. However, you didn't give a specific model. On the Acer website I found this model:
Acer Predator Triton 300 (PT315-53-79FG | NH.QDQAA.001)
CPU: i7-11800H
GPU: GeForce RTX 3060
USB Ports: 4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A: 2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C: 1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A: 1

If you have this model then your USB 3.2 Gen 2 port is type A. Of course if you have a different Acer Predator Triton model then its USB configuration might be different.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
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    Laptop
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    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022)
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    AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon 680M GPU (486MB RAM)
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    Micron DDR5-4800 (2400MHz) 16GB (2 x 8GB)
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    NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB RAM)
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    n/a
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    15.6-inch
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    1920x1080 300Hz
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    n/a
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    Wireless Mouse M510
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    1200Mbps/250Mbps
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    Firefox
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    Malwarebytes
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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom build
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    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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    ASUS PRIME X370-PRO
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    G.SKILL Flare X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3060TI-08G-V2-GAMING (RTX 3060-Ti, 8GB RAM)
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    Samsung S23A300B (23-in LED)
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    1080p 60Hz
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    2TB XPG SX8200 Pro (M2. PCIe SSD) || 2TB Intel 660P (M2. PCIe SSD) ||
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    Corsair RM750x (750 watts)
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    Cooler Master MasterCase 5
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    Corsair H60 AIO water cooler
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    Logitech K350 (wireless)
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    Logitech M510 (wireless)
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    1200 Mbps down / 200 Mbps up
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    Malwarebytes (Premium)
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    ASUS Blu-ray Burner BW-16D1HT (SATA) || Western Digital Elements 12TB USB 3.0 external hard drive used with Acronis True Image backup software || HP OfficeJet Pro 6975 Printer/Scanner
What hdmi says about lots of small files is why when I am trying out a new USB or SSD that is connected to a 3.x port I drag and drop a video file a few GB in size to get a quick idea. Nothing bogs file copying like opening and closing miniscule files en masse.
 

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    Windows 10 S Mode (with S disabled)
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    EV00
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    Celeron
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    WEIBU
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    2906 MBytes
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    LC116LF3L01 (1920x1080@59Hz) Intel HD Graphics (Intel)
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    Realtek High Definition Audio
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    11.6" LCD
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    1920x1080P
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    Interface SD
    Capacity 28.8 GB
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    Integrated Laptop
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    USB wired optical
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    28 Mbs down 35 Mbs up on a good day
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    Opera/Edge both chromium based
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    none
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    I purchased this for $109 because it is the only Laptop I have seen with 1920x1080 resolution for the money. OK for streaming, email, etc..
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    Windows 11 Home 64-bit (22H2 Build 22621.1413)
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    Laptop
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    Lenovo Ideapad 5
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    AMD K19
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    LNVNB161216 (FP6)
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    8 GB DDR4
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    AMD Radeon Graphics 2 GB DDR4
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    Realtek High Definition Audio
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    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    512 GB SKHynix_HFS512GDE9X084N (SSD)
    Mouse
    has touchpad but I use USB wired optical wheel mouse
    Keyboard
    backlit
    Internet Speed
    100 Mb/s
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    none
    Other Info
    Windows firewall disabled
Are you sure what your USB specs are? USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports can either be type A or C. The same goes for USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports.

You said you have a Acer Predator Triton. However, you didn't give a specific model. On the Acer website I found this model:

If you have this model then your USB 3.2 Gen 2 port is type A. Of course if you have a different Acer Predator Triton model then its USB configuration might be different.
Yes, it's a Predator Triton with the spec quoted. I haven't found a way to determine which of the ports are gen 2 and which are gen 1. I just jumped to a conclusion that the usb-c one would be the gen 2 because there's only one of them, all others are usb-a.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Predator Triton
    CPU
    i7-11800H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX™ 3060
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 43" super widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD internal, 2x4TB SSD external
    Keyboard
    Logitech silent thing
    Mouse
    Traditional MS Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    120down/44up
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes/Defender
Yes, it's a Predator Triton with the spec quoted. I haven't found a way to determine which of the ports are gen 2 and which are gen 1. I just jumped to a conclusion that the usb-c one would be the gen 2 because there's only one of them, all others are usb-a.
Predator Triton 300 USB.png
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus TUF Gaming (2024)
    CPU
    i7 13650HX
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Cooling
    2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
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    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Medion S15450
    CPU
    i5 1135G7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Predator Triton
    CPU
    i7-11800H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX™ 3060
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 43" super widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD internal, 2x4TB SSD external
    Keyboard
    Logitech silent thing
    Mouse
    Traditional MS Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    120down/44up
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes/Defender

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus TUF Gaming (2024)
    CPU
    i7 13650HX
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Cooling
    2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
  • Operating System
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Medion S15450
    CPU
    i5 1135G7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
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