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Raid 1 Volume 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 105% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 685 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 42%Average: 105% Great: 173%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 8TB averaged 4.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 1 Volume 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.39MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.05MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 8TB is 131%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 685 samples)
Rank 2105%
Min Avg Max
48.8 Read 176 317
49.1 Write 155 267
27.9 Mixed 65.3 97.7
80.7 SusWrite 187 309
106% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 4.39 17
1.2 4K Write 3.91 6.3
0.3 4K Mixed 1.05 1.72
372% 3.12 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 236 239 241 241 244 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 255
Write 169
Mixed 66
SusWrite 240
132% 183 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.5
1,179% 9.63 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 240 238 241 239 244 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 225
Write 199
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 240
131% 181 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.6
1,280% 10.3 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 204 198 201 201 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 173
Mixed 46
SusWrite 199
108% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.1 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 140 140 137 136 134 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 73.3
Write 83.3
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 132
56% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.5
145% 1.53 MB/s
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Typical Raid 1 Volume 8TB Builds (Compare 1,088 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 239%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 280%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples610x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples116x
Core i9-12900KSIntel  $349Bench 119%, 7,188 samples100x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples367x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples165x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples143x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples191x
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TBBench 437%, 13,468 samples41x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples82x
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 4x16GBCorsairBench 165%, 1,024 samples78x
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 167%, 4,540 samples77x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,804

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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