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MegaSR 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 94.2% (9th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel MegaSR
Poor: 17%Average: 94.2% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel MegaSR 2TB averaged just 5.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel MegaSR 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.04MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.46MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel MegaSR 2TB is 102%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel MegaSR 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 994.2%
Min Avg Max
50.3 Read 185 218
25.5 Write 147 195
32 Mixed 105 174
8.4 SusWrite 148 207
108% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.74 4K Read 1.49 2.2
0.5 4K Write 3.46 5.4
0.24 4K Mixed 1.04 1.6
242% 2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
493GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 193 213 214 214 212 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 195
Mixed 115
SusWrite 207
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.4
331% 2.83 MB/s
405GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 212 209 212 212 212 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 193
Mixed 115
SusWrite 204
132% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.5
346% 2.93 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 172 171 175 171 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 154
Mixed 81
SusWrite 171
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.2
297% 2.43 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 180 188 178 181 190 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 168
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 181
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.5
295% 2.27 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 178 167 172 157 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 185
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 166
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.6
312% 2.4 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 86 95 103 103 105 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 206
Write 154
Mixed 95
SusWrite 96.8
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.3
292% 2.3 MB/s

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Typical MegaSR 2TB Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
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System: Acer Altos R380 F3

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v41stBench 78%, 274 samples2x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples3x
SSD
Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel  $65Bench 104%, 11,104 samples3x
RAM
HMA82GR7JJR8N-WM 8x16GBHynixBench 92%, 10 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $465

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