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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 101% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: G-RAID with Thunderbolt
Poor: 59%Average: 101% Great: 129%

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Outstanding average bench

The G-raid with Thunderbolt 6TB averaged 1.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G-raid with Thunderbolt 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 9.46MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.21MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G-raid with Thunderbolt 6TB is 69.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G-raid with Thunderbolt 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 113MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 172MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 2101%
Min Avg Max
125 Read 177 220
64.6 Write 172 222
75.5 Mixed 113 136
52.8 SusWrite 173 231
117% 159 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.7 4K Read 9.46 31.3
2.3 4K Write 4.01 4.5
0.9 4K Mixed 2.21 2.7
714% 5.23 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: VKGNW984
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 235 229 232 236 226 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 200
Mixed 135
SusWrite 231
142% 194 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2.1
1,621% 12.6 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: VKGNW984
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 207 218 218 207 219 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 221
Mixed 136
SusWrite 214
145% 197 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2.5
636% 4.53 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: VKGNT460
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 214 211 219 222 216 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 222
Mixed 96.4
SusWrite 216
129% 176 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 2.2
424% 2.77 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: VKGNW984
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 195 189 188 195 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 193
Mixed 136
SusWrite 190
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2.5
686% 4.93 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: VKGNW984
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 220 227 228 224 223 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 138
Mixed 111
SusWrite 224
114% 154 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 2.5
616% 4.33 MB/s
584GB free
Firmware: VKGNW984
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 52 55 54 53 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 153
Write 64.6
Mixed 105
SusWrite 52.8
70% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
255% 1.97 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,342,083 HDDs tested

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Desktop 116%
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Workstation 280%
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Motherboard: Asus ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples545x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples143x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples96x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples133x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples93x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples82x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples184x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples154x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples45x
RAM
Vengeance LPX CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 2x31.5GBCorsairBench 166%, 4,448 samples77x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples68x
CT32G48C40U5.M16A1 2x31.5GBCrucialBench 155%, 880 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,553

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