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Raid 1 Volume 640GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 50.8% (289th of 1014)

Based on 199 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 24%Average: 50.8% Great: 85%

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Average average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 640GB averaged 49.1% 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 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.98MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 640GB is 60.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 640GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 83.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 199 samples)
Rank 28950.8%
Min Avg Max
43.1 Read 90.7 152
26.8 Write 83.8 149
23 Mixed 61.5 114
20.8 SusWrite 84.9 150
59.1% 80.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.21 4K Read 0.7 1.07
0.68 4K Write 1.98 3.56
0.22 4K Mixed 0.78 1.2
152% 1.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
595GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 204 202 210 209 210 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 227
Write 39.1
Mixed 29.1
SusWrite 195
88% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.93 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 211 213 211 155 215 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 134
Mixed 56
SusWrite 200
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.33 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 215 212 157 215 214 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 64.3
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 194
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.67 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 170 0.2 172 215 215 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 64.7
Mixed 37.4
SusWrite 156
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.4
222% 1.33 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 78 87 51 92 72 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 52.2
Write 29.4
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 71.7
32% 44.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.3
101% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

CPU
Core i7 860Intel  $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples267x
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples194x
Core i5 650Intel  $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples115x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples49x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples34x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples30x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples14x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples13x
RAM
NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 4x2GBNanyaBench 41%, 938 samples42x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 2,488 samples31x
EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 4x2GBElpidaBench 40%, 1,380 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $507

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