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Raid 0 Volume 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 160% (1st of 1015)

Based on 85 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 82%Average: 160% Great: 293%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB averaged 60.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.24MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.7MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB is 210%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 102MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 232MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 85 samples)
Rank 1160%
Min Avg Max
120 Read 295 555
76.1 Write 232 414
41 Mixed 102 257
89.8 SusWrite 261 519
162% 223 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 2.7 8.22
2.01 4K Write 4.48 7.1
0.47 4K Mixed 1.24 2.14
333% 2.81 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 430 467 525 523 531 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 395
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 472
242% 336 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2.4
553% 4 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 261 250 271 316 326 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 420
Write 296
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 273
191% 264 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1.4
448% 3.93 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 178 173 170 176 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 272
Write 146
Mixed 69
SusWrite 175
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.4 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 176 172 179 173 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 235
Write 158
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 175
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel  $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples772x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples686x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples495x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples183x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples112x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373

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