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Array 1 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 190% (1st of 1015)

Based on 89 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 79%Average: 190% Great: 293%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 6TB averaged 90.4% 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 1.43MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.21MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 6TB is 214%. 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 132MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 289MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 89 samples)
Rank 1190%
Min Avg Max
42.2 Read 309 565
54.1 Write 289 455
36.8 Mixed 132 200
169 SusWrite 365 623
199% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.05 4K Read 3.21 8.2
2.23 4K Write 5.1 7.9
0.3 4K Mixed 1.43 3.4
387% 3.25 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: 451 489 506 487 496 498 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 325
Mixed 172
SusWrite 488
221% 302 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.9
338% 3.17 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 490 487 482 486 493 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 331
Mixed 165
SusWrite 484
219% 299 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1
312% 2.87 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 580 569 571 588 597 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 103
Write 312
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 561
176% 246 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.4
256% 2.87 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 524 517 535 433 542 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 62.2
Write 61.4
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 503
119% 165 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1
294% 2.67 MB/s
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Gaming 81%
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Desktop 81%
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Workstation 79%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples129x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples115x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples96x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples94x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples68x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples60x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples32x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples29x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples36x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $539

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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