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Array 1 999GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 102% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 470 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 46%Average: 102% Great: 176%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 999GB averaged 1.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 999GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.91MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 999GB is 131%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 999GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 470 samples)
Rank 2102%
Min Avg Max
75.5 Read 179 315
71.5 Write 186 318
46.5 Mixed 93.5 145
55.6 SusWrite 176 296
116% 159 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.21 2.43
2.1 4K Write 3.91 5.62
0.2 4K Mixed 0.95 1.52
228% 2.02 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 416 394 340 282 250 MB/s
307% Outstanding
Read 714
Write 303
Mixed 265
SusWrite 353
300% 409 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 8
1,498% 8.8 MB/s
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 281 300 307 257 277 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 266
Write 261
Mixed 296
SusWrite 283
206% 276 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.6
377% 2.7 MB/s
479GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 45 45 46 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 263
Write 40.6
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 45.2
72% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 0.8 MB/s
90GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 114 113 113 116 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 101
Write 116
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 114
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.2
106% 1.37 MB/s
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Gaming 82%
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Desktop 81%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING - $140

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,405x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples540x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples533x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples318x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples227x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples207x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples174x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples171x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples135x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples245x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples183x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples156x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $673

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