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3+1 Disk RAID5 3TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 138% (1st of 1015)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD 3+1 Disk RAID5
Poor: 79%Average: 138% Great: 258%

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Outstanding average bench

The AMD 3+1 Disk RAID5 3TB averaged 38.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD 3+1 Disk RAID5 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.28MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.71MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD 3+1 Disk RAID5 3TB is 179%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the AMD 3+1 Disk RAID5 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.46MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 1138%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 311 698
7 Write 162 390
17 Mixed 116 329
8.6 SusWrite 187 538
142% 194 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.09 4K Read 3.28 16.9
0 4K Write 1.46 5.1
0 4K Mixed 0.71 2.6
243% 1.82 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
406GB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 21 20 21 21 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 598
Write 12
Mixed 20.4
SusWrite 20.2
117% 163 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.8
481% 3.4 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 346 345 340 336 337 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 268
Write 249
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 337
165% 229 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.6
309% 1.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 287 285 287 287 285 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 227
Write 222
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 283
141% 195 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.3
356% 1.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 287 282 286 285 288 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 125
Write 230
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 284
126% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.1
124% 1.73 MB/s
401GB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 18 19 19 19 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 381
Write 17.4
Mixed 31.7
SusWrite 19
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 0.97 MB/s
390GB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 16 16 16 15 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 348
Write 17.6
Mixed 35.4
SusWrite 15.4
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
153% 1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7 6.8 7.2 7.1 12 MB/s
79.2% Very good
Read 264
Write 7
Mixed 17
SusWrite 8.6
54% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
616% 4.63 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 258
Write 10.4
Mixed 18.9
SusWrite 13.9
54% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z - $220

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples441x
FX-9590AMD  $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples215x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples67x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples58x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples45x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples30x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples28x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples29x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples22x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $630

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