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Raid 1 Volume 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 97.4% (6th of 1015)

Based on 810 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 38%Average: 97.4% Great: 164%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB averaged just 2.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.39MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.07MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 62.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 142MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 810 samples)
Rank 697.4%
Min Avg Max
27.5 Read 167 313
41 Write 142 240
23.5 Mixed 62.8 92.2
77.1 SusWrite 171 282
98.9% 136 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 3.39 15.1
1.27 4K Write 3.39 6.03
0.38 4K Mixed 1.07 1.7
323% 2.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 205 205 199 205 205 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 198
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 200
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.2
289% 2.53 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 182 191 181 191 181 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 180
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 185
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
203% 1.4 MB/s
686GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 195 188 187 189 189 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 64.6
SusWrite 189
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
228% 1.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 156 156 159 157 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 96
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 157
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.3
648% 5.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 144 140 138 138 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 113
Write 115
Mixed 58
SusWrite 140
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 116 112 119 116 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 30.3
Write 106
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 115
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
32% 0.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples614x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples492x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples239x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples234x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples161x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples121x
MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 89%, 2,574 samples56x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples46x
RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples45x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178

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