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Array 2 239GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 120% (1st of 1015)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 58%Average: 120% Great: 169%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 239GB averaged 19.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 239GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 9.05MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 239GB is 111%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 239GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 82.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 129MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Rank 1120%
Min Avg Max
17.2 Read 334 629
7 Write 225 593
0.5 Mixed 129 413
23.3 SusWrite 82.4 231
141% 192 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 9.05 24.5
0 4K Write 3.91 7.9
0.2 4K Mixed 6.55 19.1
1,177% 6.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
222GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 76 83 81 83 MB/s
44.9% Average
Read 76.9
Write 77.2
Mixed 58
SusWrite 79.8
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.6 MB/s
134GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 68 87 63 57 73 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 52
Write 54.1
Mixed 129
SusWrite 70.1
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
92% 0.57 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 59%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Biostar X370GT5

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples10x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples4x
Ryzen 7 2700AMD  $185Bench 74%, 123,820 samples3x
GPU
RX Vega-56AMD  $170Bench 78%, 92,053 samples4x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples3x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2x
SSD
CV3-8D128-11 SATA 128GBLiteonBench 67%, 3,445 samples2x
WDS500G2B0C 500GBWDCBench 193%, 3,120 samples2x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung  $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 80%, 8,730 samples3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $280

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