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Array 1 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 140% (1st of 1014)

Based on 307 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 70%Average: 140% Great: 225%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 8TB averaged 40.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.23MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.18MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 8TB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 119MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 217MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 307 samples)
Rank 1140%
Min Avg Max
47 Read 217 399
90.7 Write 225 366
41.8 Mixed 119 185
131 SusWrite 277 385
153% 209 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 3.23 11
2.74 4K Write 4.89 7
0.2 4K Mixed 1.18 3.4
357% 3.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 296 299 302 300 305 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 342
Write 393
Mixed 137
SusWrite 299
213% 293 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 3.9
652% 3.87 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 284 288 291 290 301 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 254
Write 274
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 288
167% 229 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.6
195% 2.13 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 187 186 182 183 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 224
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 183
130% 179 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.2
292% 2.47 MB/s
554GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 201 205 207 205 212 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 128
Write 99
Mixed 103
SusWrite 203
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1
238% 2.07 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 229 238 220 244 237 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 45.3
Write 144
Mixed 51
SusWrite 230
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.3
164% 2.2 MB/s
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Typical Array 1 8TB Builds (Compare 5,353 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-PRO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples894x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples817x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples775x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples605x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples409x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples351x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples369x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples298x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples207x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples188x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples170x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,254

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