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Raid 0 Volume 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 146% (1st of 1015)

Based on 667 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 83%Average: 146% Great: 221%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB averaged 46.5% higher 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 1.29MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.23MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 84.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 221MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 667 samples)
Rank 1146%
Min Avg Max
146 Read 272 416
107 Write 221 344
35.2 Mixed 84.2 187
127 SusWrite 237 375
148% 204 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.73 4K Read 3.23 10.2
1.8 4K Write 4.1 6.23
0.44 4K Mixed 1.29 2
353% 2.87 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 346 368 368 342 338 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 357
Write 242
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 350
187% 258 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.5
297% 2.27 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 274 259 306 321 330 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 302
Write 287
Mixed 94
SusWrite 287
176% 243 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.3
267% 2.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 277 269 279 274 282 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 301
Write 257
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 276
159% 220 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.4
282% 2.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 276 276 277 275 282 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 282
Write 254
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 277
156% 216 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.4
286% 2.4 MB/s
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 214 226 280 291 284 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 286
Write 48.1
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 240
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.3
263% 2.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 263 261 264 260 259 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 258
Write 232
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 261
144% 200 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 205 203 206 204 206 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 193
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 207
127% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.6
314% 2.4 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 106 161 76 148 192 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 235
Write 200
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 126
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.3
223% 1.43 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $240

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples434x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples383x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples296x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples104x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples104x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples99x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples60x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples29x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $716

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