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Array 1 299GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 111% (1st of 1015)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 68%Average: 111% Great: 150%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 299GB averaged 11.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 299GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.13MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.47MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 299GB is 81.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 299GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 124MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 1111%
Min Avg Max
59.9 Read 204 289
73.8 Write 200 246
31.7 Mixed 124 214
104 SusWrite 181 252
130% 177 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.37 4K Read 1.18 1.8
2.2 4K Write 5.47 7.8
0.1 4K Mixed 1.13 2.3
276% 2.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
225GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 247 248 256 255 256 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 289
Write 246
Mixed 106
SusWrite 251
162% 223 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 1.6
386% 3.53 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 252 253 254 256 253 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 269
Write 220
Mixed 120
SusWrite 252
157% 215 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 0.7
289% 3.37 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 252 251 256 249 250 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 214
Mixed 160
SusWrite 250
159% 215 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 1.6
373% 3.5 MB/s
225GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 249 255 255 250 252 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 231
Mixed 133
SusWrite 252
155% 211 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 0.6
278% 3.3 MB/s
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 213 226 223 221 224 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 217
Mixed 126
SusWrite 222
146% 200 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1
279% 2.77 MB/s
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 153 200 212 218 221 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 236
Mixed 129
SusWrite 189
142% 193 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.63 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 75 109 112 109 112 MB/s
73.4% Very good
Read 151
Write 165
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 104
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.3
291% 2.7 MB/s
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Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,598x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,697x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,086x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,286x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples982x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples671x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples420x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples346x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $436

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