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Array 3 599GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 81.6% (69th of 1015)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 49%Average: 81.6% Great: 130%

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Very good average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 599GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 599GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.03MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this HDD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 6981.6%
Min Avg Max
74.5 Read 147 223
122 Write 173 238
60.5 Mixed 93.1 131
93.9 SusWrite 136 229
101% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
5.4 4K Write 6.03 6.7
0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 1.5
286% 2.73 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
558GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 231 231 229 225 228 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 223
Write 238
Mixed 131
SusWrite 229
151% 206 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 1.4
326% 3.07 MB/s
354GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 112 116 118 116 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 190
Write 204
Mixed 117
SusWrite 112
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 1.5
331% 3 MB/s
346GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 112 111 109 110 MB/s
60.6% Good
Read 99.2
Write 122
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 111
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.7
219% 2.4 MB/s
346GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 99 91 92 91 MB/s
48.8% Average
Read 74.5
Write 128
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 93.9
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.2
267% 2.47 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,340,165 HDDs tested

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Typical Array 3 599GB Builds (Compare 5,563 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,950x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples436x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples403x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples284x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples247x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples228x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples214x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples222x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $635

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