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Array 3 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 137% (1st of 1015)

Based on 122 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 71%Average: 137% Great: 219%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 2TB averaged 37.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.35MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.24MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 2TB is 148%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 131MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 122 samples)
Rank 1137%
Min Avg Max
116 Read 255 445
68 Write 226 349
68.6 Mixed 131 223
83.7 SusWrite 224 369
153% 209 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.71 4K Read 3.24 16.8
2.72 4K Write 4.57 6.3
0.3 4K Mixed 1.35 3
370% 3.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
862GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 435 378 52 55 72 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 590
Write 124
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 218
187% 258 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 3
849% 6.03 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 221 222 218 220 217 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 220
Write 232
Mixed 114
SusWrite 219
144% 196 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.6
177% 1.73 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 37 35 83 59 88 MB/s
95.2% Outstanding
Read 274
Write 248
Mixed 107
SusWrite 57.4
126% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.8
228% 2.27 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 207 190 182 167 183 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 99.7
Write 102
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 190
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.1
146% 1.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H - $120

CPU
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD  $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples26x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples23x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD  $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples20x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples16x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples12x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples11x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples13x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples10x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples7x
RAM
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples11x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 4,885 samples10x
F3 DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 38%, 541 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $326

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