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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 108% (1st of 1015)

Based on 790 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 33%Average: 108% Great: 195%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 4TB averaged 8.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.77MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.02MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB is 162%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 100MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 171MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 790 samples)
Rank 1108%
Min Avg Max
47.6 Read 171 329
59.2 Write 183 332
48 Mixed 100 152
46.9 SusWrite 205 416
121% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 2.77 9
2.3 4K Write 4.38 7.11
0.1 4K Mixed 1.02 2.82
309% 2.72 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 338 344 352 366 363 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 124
Write 131
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 350
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.5
342% 3.7 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 190 190 195 192 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 137
Write 192
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 192
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.7
174% 1.63 MB/s
491GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 141 139 135 136 144 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 160
Write 176
Mixed 131
SusWrite 138
112% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1.4
318% 2.9 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 142 144 146 148 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 118
Write 148
Mixed 178
SusWrite 141
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 0.7
420% 4.27 MB/s
594GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 63 66 64 64 63 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 152
Write 133
Mixed 136
SusWrite 62.6
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.5
170% 1.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 166 111 121 118 167 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 47.9
Write 72.3
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 158
66% 89 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.4
222% 2.67 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $550

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,161x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples869x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples869x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples608x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples528x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples489x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples311x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples212x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples290x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples158x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,526

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