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Array 2 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 149% (1st of 1015)

Based on 135 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 47%Average: 149% Great: 244%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 8TB averaged 48.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.23MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.11MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB is 197%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 133MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 250MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 135 samples)
Rank 1149%
Min Avg Max
50.1 Read 260 472
114 Write 250 396
67.3 Mixed 133 213
89.6 SusWrite 263 446
166% 227 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 3.11 9.3
2.6 4K Write 4.99 7.3
0.3 4K Mixed 1.23 3.3
359% 3.11 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 271 277 259 274 262 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 274
Write 222
Mixed 131
SusWrite 271
164% 225 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.2
342% 3.07 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 251 252 253 253 253 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 266
Write 288
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 252
164% 225 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.4
160% 1.8 MB/s
796GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 139 166 174 132 144 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 219
Mixed 103
SusWrite 147
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.1
539% 4.53 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 124 123 115 117 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 47.5
Write 109
Mixed 68
SusWrite 118
63% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.4
154% 1.73 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 64 75 75 73 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 52.5
Write 105
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 71.2
56% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.3
189% 2.37 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 64 56 75 81 MB/s
34.7% Below average
Read 44.3
Write 78
Mixed 54
SusWrite 74.7
46% 62.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.2
179% 2.47 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 69 64 65 67 MB/s
33.9% Below average
Read 49.9
Write 118
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 66.3
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.5
201% 2.33 MB/s
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Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

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Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $243Bench 99%, 60,132 samples841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples473x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples378x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples347x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples164x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples166x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples99x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples57x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,660

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