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Array 2 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 189% (1st of 1015)

Based on 27 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 84%Average: 189% Great: 270%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 12TB averaged 89.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 5.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.53MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 12TB is 185%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 148MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 310MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)
Rank 1189%
Min Avg Max
54.4 Read 331 775
94.6 Write 310 474
76.5 Mixed 148 220
49.7 SusWrite 336 547
205% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 5.5 17.1
4.3 4K Write 6.15 8
0.1 4K Mixed 1.53 5.1
513% 4.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
10.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 514 516 509 521 512 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 377
Mixed 156
SusWrite 514
269% 370 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 2.5
688% 5.5 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 212 210 206 206 209 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 427
Write 358
Mixed 144
SusWrite 209
207% 284 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.4
318% 3.57 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 224 223 220 198 158 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 256
Write 270
Mixed 183
SusWrite 207
169% 229 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.8
1,055% 8.53 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 230 228 223 194 160 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 242
Write 253
Mixed 147
SusWrite 210
157% 213 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 4.1
1,595% 11.1 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 88 84 89 86 MB/s
84.5% Excellent
Read 203
Write 214
Mixed 164
SusWrite 86.5
124% 167 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 2.2
883% 7.1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,463x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples1,307x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples1,006x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples949x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples735x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples654x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples716x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples284x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples293x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples226x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples204x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $357

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