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Array 1 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 143% (1st of 1014)

Based on 339 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 70%Average: 143% Great: 205%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 6TB averaged 43.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.2MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 124MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 244MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 339 samples)
Rank 1143%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 246 357
115 Write 244 366
66.2 Mixed 124 172
100 SusWrite 254 375
159% 217 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.73 2.9
2.3 4K Write 4.2 6
0.2 4K Mixed 0.99 1.7
260% 2.31 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 339 337 339 334 337 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 277
Write 315
Mixed 152
SusWrite 336
198% 270 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.4
211% 2 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 233 235 239 238 234 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 243
Mixed 145
SusWrite 236
152% 206 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.1
312% 2.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 188 194 192 192 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 52.8
Mixed 146
SusWrite 190
111% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.1
305% 2.9 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 192 205 195 190 204 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 247
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 197
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1
238% 2.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 133 148 138 150 139 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 114
Write 164
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 142
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.4
224% 2.67 MB/s
680GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 124 124 126 121 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 111
Write 122
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 124
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.6
213% 2.33 MB/s
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,636x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,260x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,408x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,233x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,072x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,465x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,834x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples864x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples769x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples645x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $932

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