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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 66.8% (147th of 1015)

Based on 53 user benchmarks.  Model: H/W RAID 1
Poor: 23%Average: 66.8% Great: 107%

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Above average average bench

The H/W RAID 1 2TB averaged 33.2% 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 0.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.3MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the H/W RAID 1 2TB is 83.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the H/W RAID 1 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)
Rank 14766.8%
Min Avg Max
34.1 Read 116 195
30.7 Write 105 182
31.8 Mixed 75.2 122
27.6 SusWrite 116 188
76% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 1.3 4.33
0.5 4K Write 1.63 2.83
0.1 4K Mixed 0.69 1.1
161% 1.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 155 149 153 149 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 129
Mixed 99.6
SusWrite 152
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.7
313% 3.3 MB/s
603GB free
Firmware: 8136
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 114 104 96 91 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 55.6
Write 129
Mixed 111
SusWrite 106
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
54% 0.47 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 25 24 22 22 22 MB/s
23.4% Poor
Read 58.7
Write 23.5
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 22.6
24% 32.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 0.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 010D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s
22.5% Poor
Read 36.4
Write 39
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 41.1
28% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
122% 1.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 13 12 13 MB/s
20.9% Poor
Read 59.3
Write 20.8
Mixed 23.7
SusWrite 13.2
22% 29.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 0.73 MB/s
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Gaming 56%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370P D3 - $190

CPU
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples1,305x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples1,303x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,267x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples754x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples522x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples508x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples239x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples182x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples215x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples142x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $602

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