Average Bench: 99.1% (5th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: ADAPTEC RAID 0
Poor: 34%Average: 99.1% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Adaptec RAID 0 960GB averaged just 0.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adaptec RAID 0 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 7.16MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.6MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adaptec RAID 0 960GB is 76.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adaptec RAID 0 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 43.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 46.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Min Avg Max
47.7 Read 293 394
35.3 Write 43.2 46.9
39.4 Mixed 57 64.3
40.9 SusWrite 46.5 65.6
80.2% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 16.6 20.1
3.8 4K Write 4.7 5.3
6.1 4K Mixed 7.16 8.1
1,576% 9.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
824GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 39 42 42 MB/s
Read 394
Write 45
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 42
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 7.2
1,630% 9.97 MB/s
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 44 44 44 MB/s
Read 332
Write 44
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 42.7
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 7.3
1,654% 10.1 MB/s
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s
Read 327
Write 45.5
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 40.9
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 8.1
1,836% 11.2 MB/s
832GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 43 42 42 42 MB/s
Read 310
Write 41.6
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 42.5
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 6.1
1,360% 8.27 MB/s
840GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 37 38 37 37 37 MB/s
Read 256
Write 33.4
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 36.2
68% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 5.5
1,238% 7.57 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,394,183 HDDs tested

Typical RAID 0 960GB Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

System: Supermicro H8DG6/H8DGi

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $155

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