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Raid 1 Volume 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 105% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 147 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 21%Average: 105% Great: 212%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB averaged 5.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 9.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 3.29MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB is 191%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 72.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 76.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 147 samples)
Rank 2105%
Min Avg Max
35.7 Read 291 625
3.24 Write 148 424
4.4 Mixed 76.1 292
5.28 SusWrite 72.1 168
107% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 9.84 26.1
0.2 4K Write 3.64 7.6
0.14 4K Mixed 3.29 11.4
843% 5.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.5 110 216 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 382
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 57.7
165% 230 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.4
844% 7.27 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 10 8.3 7.2 15 2.2 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 31.3
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 9.4
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 2.3
860% 5.6 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 62 32 29 35 17 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 326
Write 195
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 61.3
108% 151 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 4.6
1,006% 6.53 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 41 60 55 48 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 102
Write 122
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 45.2
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1.4
336% 2.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V - $390

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples247x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples241x
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples82x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples61x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples53x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples28x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples28x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples21x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $795

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