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2X2 Mirror/RAID1 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 144% (1st of 1015)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD 2X2 Mirror/RAID1
Poor: 91%Average: 144% Great: 207%

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Outstanding average bench

The AMD 2X2 Mirror/RAID1 4TB averaged 43.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD 2X2 Mirror/RAID1 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.07MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.84MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD 2X2 Mirror/RAID1 4TB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the AMD 2X2 Mirror/RAID1 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 161MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 191MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 1144%
Min Avg Max
168 Read 301 527
110 Write 191 279
66.1 Mixed 161 279
83.6 SusWrite 215 283
160% 217 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 4.07 19.2
0.89 4K Write 3.74 7.2
0.25 4K Mixed 0.84 1.7
332% 2.88 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 281 286 284 285 286 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 279
Write 257
Mixed 89
SusWrite 283
165% 227 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.7
418% 3.27 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 283 284 283 282 286 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 260
Write 254
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 282
160% 220 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.7
401% 3.13 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 236 217 226 201 215 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 255
Write 213
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 223
137% 189 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.7
213% 2.3 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 223 231 237 246 230 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 219
Mixed 111
SusWrite 235
146% 200 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.1
332% 2.77 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 158 160 161 163 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 235
Write 225
Mixed 131
SusWrite 159
138% 188 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.4
406% 3.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 80 107 103 65 84 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 178
Write 173
Mixed 113
SusWrite 83.6
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 1.3
378% 3.63 MB/s
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Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples863x
FX-9590AMD  $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples209x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples146x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples110x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples83x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples81x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples62x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples61x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples59x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples84x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $630

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