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Array 1 499GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 91.7% (14th of 1015)

Based on 70 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 45%Average: 91.7% Great: 172%

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Excellent average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 499GB averaged just 8.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 499GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.39MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 499GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 499GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 70 samples)
Rank 1491.7%
Min Avg Max
71.6 Read 180 530
43.9 Write 162 278
43.9 Mixed 104 282
44.4 SusWrite 130 240
106% 144 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.27 4K Read 1.83 11.7
2.03 4K Write 4.39 7.17
0.21 4K Mixed 1.2 4.94
291% 2.47 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
226GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 140 191 221 166 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 126
Write 150
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 168
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 2.37 MB/s
120GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 92 94 88 95 90 MB/s
51.6% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 105
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 87.3
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.8
186% 1.77 MB/s
120GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 89 94 95 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 83.7
Write 100
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 92.2
63% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
186% 1.93 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 19%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
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Motherboard: Asrock FM2A88M-HD+ - $67

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD  $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples10x
A8-5600K APUAMD  $250Bench 49%, 14,744 samples10x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples6x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples8x
Radeon HD 7480DAMDBench 2%, 8,289 samples5x
Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples5x
SSD
840 120GBSamsung  $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples5x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples3x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung  $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples2x
RAM
ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 2,884 samples4x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GBKingstonBench 28%, 5,300 samples3x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $323

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