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Array 1 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 80.4% (77th of 1015)

Based on 80 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 36%Average: 80.4% Great: 116%

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Very good average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 6TB averaged just 19.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.24MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.93MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB is 79.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 100MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)
Rank 7780.4%
Min Avg Max
40.5 Read 135 200
60.3 Write 140 224
56.6 Mixed 100 136
74.7 SusWrite 146 222
95.8% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 3.24 10.5
1.9 4K Write 3.87 5.89
0.2 4K Mixed 0.93 2.19
310% 2.68 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 229 222 205 220 230 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 190
Mixed 110
SusWrite 222
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.5
238% 2.7 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 199 223 228 216 215 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 123
Write 198
Mixed 115
SusWrite 218
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1
291% 2.9 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 182 179 185 182 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 5.2
Write 193
Mixed 13.4
SusWrite 181
70% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 66 65 64 59 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 120
Write 129
Mixed 103
SusWrite 64.3
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.7
315% 2.3 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 65 65 63 63 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 111
Write 132
Mixed 89.6
SusWrite 64.2
74% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.87 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450-PLUS

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,074x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples926x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples390x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples336x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples299x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples247x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples149x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples119x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples111x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples372x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples336x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples264x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $487

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