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Array 3 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 106% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 262 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 45%Average: 106% Great: 196%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 4TB averaged 5.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.86MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 4TB is 151%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 176MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 262 samples)
Rank 2106%
Min Avg Max
53.4 Read 189 423
72.8 Write 176 315
53.8 Mixed 107 174
64.3 SusWrite 182 383
120% 163 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 2.53 8.9
1.72 4K Write 3.88 6.8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.86 2.28
272% 2.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 386 383 357 405 415 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 256
Mixed 150
SusWrite 386
174% 238 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.6
299% 2.83 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 298 326 329 333 342 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 79
Write 164
Mixed 87
SusWrite 324
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 0.6
309% 3.4 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 184 188 187 189 191 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 68.6
Mixed 119
SusWrite 184
106% 143 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 3.8
1,266% 9.03 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 130 130 125 131 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 147
Write 122
Mixed 119
SusWrite 129
96% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.7
182% 1.73 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 148 146 140 141 146 MB/s
76.8% Very good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 100
SusWrite 144
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.6
244% 2.63 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 61 56 51 50 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 197
Write 155
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 54.7
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 7.7
4K Mixed 0.7
433% 4.5 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 135 136 149 145 134 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 72.5
Write 146
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 140
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
318% 2.57 MB/s
723GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 72 74 73 70 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 77.4
Write 90.1
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 72.8
61% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.3
254% 2.07 MB/s
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Typical Array 3 4TB Builds (Compare 2,485 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) - $225

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples682x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples382x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples357x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples255x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples233x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples221x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples241x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples194x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples103x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples131x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples66x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,490

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