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Raid VD 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 142% (1st of 1014)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: MARVELL Raid VD
Poor: 67%Average: 142% Great: 208%

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Outstanding average bench

The Marvell Raid VD 6TB averaged 42.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Marvell Raid VD 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.02MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Marvell Raid VD 6TB is 142%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Marvell Raid VD 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 132MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 206MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 1142%
Min Avg Max
78.2 Read 264 441
54.3 Write 206 344
49.8 Mixed 132 268
121 SusWrite 242 354
155% 211 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 2.02 5.38
0.99 4K Write 3.62 6.7
0.22 4K Mixed 0.8 1.6
240% 2.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 246 249 245 252 254 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 97.1
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 247
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.3
290% 2.43 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 250 252 251 256 252 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 230
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 252
139% 191 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.5
316% 2.57 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 202 206 205 206 209 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 100
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 201
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
255% 2 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 74 175 145 243 116 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 273
Write 251
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 144
135% 186 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.8
195% 1.8 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 211 210 206 208 210 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 215
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 205
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.8
216% 2.13 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 140 178 184 212 216 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 192
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 186
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.7
172% 1.6 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 11 10 12 13 MB/s
19.1% Very poor
Read 54.2
Write 5.2
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 12.3
15% 20.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
63% 0.47 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples385x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples91x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples84x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples84x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples38x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples35x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896

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