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Array 2 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 77.5% (87th of 1015)

Based on 62 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 21%Average: 77.5% Great: 123%

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Good average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 8TB averaged 22.4% lower 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 Read Speed 3.75MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.87MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB is 102%. 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 90.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 62 samples)
Rank 8777.5%
Min Avg Max
17 Read 131 218
51.3 Write 142 238
50.6 Mixed 90.3 124
49.2 SusWrite 136 233
91.8% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.35 4K Read 3.75 17.9
1.93 4K Write 3.83 6.17
0.2 4K Mixed 0.87 1.86
323% 2.81 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 240 240 237 241 236 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 252
Mixed 131
SusWrite 239
154% 210 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.5
1,390% 11.9 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 194 193 193 193 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 232
Mixed 106
SusWrite 193
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.1
1,358% 11.2 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 204 200 217 213 217 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 233
Mixed 111
SusWrite 213
137% 187 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 6.9
4K Mixed 0.5
267% 3.13 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 148 163 169 165 176 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 129
Write 89.7
Mixed 103
SusWrite 165
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
269% 2.6 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 170 163 166 158 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 49.3
Write 151
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 166
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.5
137% 1.33 MB/s
183GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 71 73 74 75 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 112
Write 34.8
Mixed 86.9
SusWrite 73.3
57% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.4
207% 2.27 MB/s
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 187%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 ACE (MS-7C35) - $358

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples453x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples444x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples341x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples239x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples207x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples167x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples105x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples97x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,770

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