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Array 2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 129% (1st of 1015)

Based on 806 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 57%Average: 129% Great: 201%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 2TB averaged 29.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.27MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.52MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 2TB is 144%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 119MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 214MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 806 samples)
Rank 1129%
Min Avg Max
78.5 Read 235 363
66.2 Write 218 343
59 Mixed 119 180
85.2 SusWrite 214 360
144% 197 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 2.52 6.6
2.76 4K Write 4.55 6.24
0.2 4K Mixed 1.27 2.54
330% 2.78 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
156GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 275 303 254 253 315 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 267
Write 317
Mixed 124
SusWrite 282
180% 248 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.4
211% 2.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 206 207 206 213 207 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 204
Mixed 100
SusWrite 199
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.8
212% 2.07 MB/s
539GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 176 169 171 171 165 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 114
Mixed 144
SusWrite 170
117% 158 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.9
544% 4.37 MB/s
160GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 50 52 54 56 49 MB/s
47.6% Average
Read 112
Write 93.7
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 52.8
63% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.3
237% 1.77 MB/s
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Gaming 159%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 161%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,137x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,716x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,260x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples913x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples880x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples698x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples599x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples431x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples398x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples303x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples299x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples275x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,201

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