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Array 2 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 235% (1st of 1015)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 110%Average: 235% Great: 374%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 4TB averaged 134.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.85MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB is 264%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 164MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 324MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 1235%
Min Avg Max
152 Read 444 791
11 Write 324 556
75.6 Mixed 164 375
44.1 SusWrite 386 749
240% 329 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.71 4K Read 3.85 15.1
1.6 4K Write 5.13 7
0.3 4K Mixed 1.72 7.5
447% 3.57 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: 328 403 407 412 413 408 MB/s
318% Outstanding
Read 714
Write 19.4
Mixed 136
SusWrite 395
230% 316 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1
389% 3.5 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 543 550 545 548 554 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 374
Mixed 118
SusWrite 548
275% 380 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1
293% 2.9 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 550 555 554 553 555 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 342
Write 366
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 551
246% 340 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 6.9
4K Mixed 1.2
315% 3.13 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 416 410 408 409 419 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 390
Write 279
Mixed 212
SusWrite 412
237% 323 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.2
417% 3.63 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 408 415 414 415 406 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 249
Write 11
Mixed 172
SusWrite 407
155% 210 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.8
214% 2.07 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 122%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 148%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X399-E GAMING

CPU
Ryzen TR 1950XAMD  $225Bench 77%, 23,641 samples104x
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD  $1,075Bench 81%, 10,169 samples83x
Ryzen TR 1920XAMD  $800Bench 78%, 10,440 samples60x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples30x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples22x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples18x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples29x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples15x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples14x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples16x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 125%, 648 samples7x
CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 731 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $874

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