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Raid 1 Volume 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 74.6% (112th of 1014)

Based on 100 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 20%Average: 74.6% Great: 151%

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Good average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 120GB averaged 25.4% 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 2.45MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 5.34MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 120GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 70.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 100 samples)
Rank 11274.6%
Min Avg Max
25.3 Read 185 502
11.4 Write 93.5 261
6.92 Mixed 73.3 231
11.3 SusWrite 70.2 174
77.6% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 5.34 20.9
0.39 4K Write 2.53 6.16
0.2 4K Mixed 2.45 9.94
542% 3.44 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 143 167 186 184 186 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 183
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 171
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.1 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 171 169 175 186 174 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 168
Mixed 57
SusWrite 167
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 1.23 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 51 26 45 57 22 MB/s
81.7% Excellent
Read 237
Write 47
Mixed 16.5
SusWrite 47.9
63% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 21.4
2,409% 7.53 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 129 109 138 144 131 MB/s
59.5% Above average
Read 80.9
Write 115
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 125
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.4
341% 2.43 MB/s
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390M-PLUS

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples356x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples354x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples182x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples100x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples91x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples78x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples79x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples64x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples41x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples48x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples46x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples36x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $563

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