Average Bench: 90.4% (20th of 1015)

Based on 157 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume

Excellent average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB averaged just 9.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.01MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.81MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 157 samples)
Min Avg Max
50.7 Read 200 350
37.9 Write 168 239
22.2 Mixed 93.6 179
20 SusWrite 80.3 228
99.6% 135 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.24 4K Read 1.81 5.5
1.1 4K Write 3.06 4.79
0.3 4K Mixed 1.01 1.6
244% 1.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 120 146 136 126 162 MB/s
Read 204
Write 173
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 132
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.4
255% 1.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 63 59 62 MB/s
Read 215
Write 150
Mixed 55
SusWrite 62.9
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1
265% 2.57 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 57 57 61 51 67 MB/s
Read 197
Write 157
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 57
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
246% 1.97 MB/s
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 29 37 40 36 37 MB/s
Read 169
Write 197
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 35.6
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
219% 1.53 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,334,171 HDDs tested

Typical Raid 0 Volume 2TB Builds (Compare 668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $488

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