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Raid 1 Volume 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 81.8% (66th of 1015)

Based on 570 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 26%Average: 81.8% Great: 128%

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Very good average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB averaged just 18.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.17MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB is 102%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 115MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 570 samples)
Rank 6681.8%
Min Avg Max
21.4 Read 158 288
32.9 Write 115 188
23.2 Mixed 66.6 153
33 SusWrite 126 196
85.2% 116 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1.17 3.1
0.6 4K Write 1.99 4.24
0.15 4K Mixed 0.76 1.3
170% 1.31 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 167 171 170 167 169 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 597
Write 174
Mixed 105
SusWrite 170
190% 261 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
365% 2.87 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 172 164 180 173 172 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 556
Write 204
Mixed 109
SusWrite 173
189% 260 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
396% 3.13 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 125 162 166 174 172 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 188
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 160
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 166 166 174 174 170 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 140
Write 149
Mixed 46.9
SusWrite 168
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
109% 0.8 MB/s
609GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 146 145 146 145 MB/s
85.6% Excellent
Read 152
Write 166
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 146
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.8 MB/s
927GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 95 92 114 98 103 MB/s
81.1% Excellent
Read 178
Write 109
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 105
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 136 138 138 138 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 136
Write 121
Mixed 110
SusWrite 137
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 86 96 95 95 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 111
Write 95.1
Mixed 43.2
SusWrite 93
62% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.17 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 samples773x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples688x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples496x
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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