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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 85.8% (41st of 1015)

Based on 11 user benchmarks.  Model: System
Poor: 44%Average: 85.8% Great: 128%

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Very good average bench

The System 2TB averaged just 14.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the System 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.99MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the System 2TB is 83.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the System 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 145MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)
Rank 4185.8%
Min Avg Max
22.4 Read 145 236
31.5 Write 149 227
32.1 Mixed 105 196
63.2 SusWrite 147 243
101% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1.2 3.03
0.8 4K Write 2.99 6.7
0.34 4K Mixed 0.68 1.4
181% 1.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 204 237 254 259 267 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 236
Write 217
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 243
139% 192 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.1
282% 2.37 MB/s
835GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 174 173 174 172 175 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 225
Write 175
Mixed 73
SusWrite 171
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 1.4
338% 3.17 MB/s
572GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 121 124 122 124 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 91
Write 172
Mixed 66
SusWrite 125
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
257% 2.13 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 88 117 157 186 149 MB/s
44.4% Average
Read 22.4
Write 31.5
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 132
40% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 0.63 MB/s
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 61 65 66 65 68 MB/s
26.3% Poor
Read 28.2
Write 90.8
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 63.2
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.7 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Dell DXP061

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples19x
Core2 Quad Q6700Intel  $44Bench 44%, 6,294 samples15x
Core2 6400IntelBench 35%, 5,556 samples9x
GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples6x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples4x
Radeon HD 3870ATIBench 6%, 554 samples4x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples6x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung  $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples6x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples2x
RAM
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples31x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples26x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $128

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