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Raid 0 Volume 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 127% (1st of 1015)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 29%Average: 127% Great: 263%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB averaged 26.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.97MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB is 234%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 1127%
Min Avg Max
48 Read 272 629
45.9 Write 250 425
32.8 Mixed 107 458
24.5 SusWrite 159 433
144% 197 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 3.6 26.8
0.1 4K Write 3.94 8
0.21 4K Mixed 0.97 1.8
331% 2.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 392 407 440 436 449 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 425
Mixed 54
SusWrite 420
237% 329 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 1.1
326% 3.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 77 79 78 82 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 317
Write 299
Mixed 101
SusWrite 79.5
145% 199 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.2
324% 2.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 65 69 83 81 79 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 317
Write 268
Mixed 108
SusWrite 76.6
141% 193 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.4
376% 3.13 MB/s
185GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 109 116 105 31 MB/s
69.1% Good
Read 138
Write 174
Mixed 69.6
SusWrite 102
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.4
262% 1.93 MB/s
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 3.1 1 23 31 65 MB/s
29% Poor
Read 75.5
Write 256
Mixed 92.4
SusWrite 24.5
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples218x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples87x
Core i7 960Intel  $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples51x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples36x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples34x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples32x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples12x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples64x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249

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