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2+0 Stripe/RAID0 298GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 108% (1st of 1015)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0
Poor: 68%Average: 108% Great: 130%

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Outstanding average bench

The AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 298GB averaged 7.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 298GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.08MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 298GB is 61.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 298GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 1108%
Min Avg Max
69.5 Read 193 239
111 Write 182 228
49.5 Mixed 108 183
111 SusWrite 179 221
122% 166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.15 1.4
2.34 4K Write 4.08 5.66
0.82 4K Mixed 1.5 1.9
291% 2.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 214 214 217 220 226 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 242
Write 208
Mixed 114
SusWrite 211
142% 194 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.9
345% 2.5 MB/s
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 227 227 228 227 227 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 204
Mixed 107
SusWrite 225
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.7
317% 2.33 MB/s
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 189 205 209 210 228 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 220
Write 217
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 201
134% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.6
303% 2.37 MB/s
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 208 196 203 193 205 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 92.3
Mixed 111
SusWrite 199
107% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.9
341% 2.47 MB/s
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 112 94 158 166 189 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 170
Write 111
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 134
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.5
229% 1.33 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 109 114 114 143 MB/s
75.8% Very good
Read 147
Write 151
Mixed 64.9
SusWrite 117
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.8
318% 2.23 MB/s
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 112 123 113 112 MB/s
46% Average
Read 43.4
Write 148
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 115
63% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.6
202% 2.3 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 73 87 104 93 101 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 31.7
Write 124
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 91
50% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.2
139% 2 MB/s
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Gaming 4%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 4%
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Motherboard: Asus M4A785-M

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD  $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples9x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples6x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples6x
GPU
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples9x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples4x
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples3x
SSD
360GB 360GBSSDBench 57%, 1,295 samples3x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung  $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples3x
Ultra Plus 128GBSanDisk  $75Bench 77%, 16,709 samples2x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples30x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples14x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $144

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