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Raid VD 0 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 62.2% (179th of 1015)

Based on 104 user benchmarks.  Model: MARVELL Raid VD 0
Poor: 27%Average: 62.2% Great: 124%

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Above average average bench

The Marvell Raid VD 0 500GB averaged 37.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.2MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Marvell Raid VD 0 500GB is 97.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Marvell Raid VD 0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 74.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 90.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 104 samples)
Rank 17962.2%
Min Avg Max
48.1 Read 120 285
10 Write 90.2 189
27.8 Mixed 74.4 143
25 SusWrite 91.8 167
69.5% 94.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.27 4K Read 0.91 1.8
0.35 4K Write 2.2 5.05
0.2 4K Mixed 0.79 1.62
166% 1.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 243 248 257 259 256 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 295
Write 226
Mixed 109
SusWrite 250
160% 220 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 2.6
627% 4.7 MB/s
249GB free
Firmware: MV.R00-0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 143 140 144 157 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 292
Write 143
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 143
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 2.6
761% 5.7 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 117 117 120 120 120 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 128
Write 80.6
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 117
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.77 MB/s
79GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 81 84 84 84 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 84.8
Write 76.4
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 82.2
56% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
449GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 75 74 75 76 75 MB/s
45.9% Average
Read 87
Write 80
Mixed 60
SusWrite 72.8
55% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 54 53 57 57 58 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 53.2
Write 1.7
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 52.9
28% 37.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Asus M3A32-MVP DELUXE

CPU
Phenom II X4 940AMDBench 49%, 3,675 samples4x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples2x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples1x
GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples2x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples2x
GTX 460Nvidia  $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples1x
SSD
WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TBWDCBench 98%, 74,123 samples2x
Burst 240GBPatriotBench 73%, 26,886 samples1x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung  $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples5x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples2x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $92

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