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MIRROR 298.09G 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 35.4% (580th of 1015)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: NVIDIA MIRROR 298.09G
Poor: 13%Average: 35.4% Great: 57%

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Poor average bench

The Nvidia MIRROR 298.09G 320GB averaged 64.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.54MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.19MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvidia MIRROR 298.09G 320GB is 43.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Nvidia MIRROR 298.09G 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 56.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 52.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 58035.4%
Min Avg Max
24 Read 66.7 102
16 Write 64.2 104
17.7 Mixed 52.5 78.2
13.4 SusWrite 56.3 98.5
44.3% 59.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.05 4K Read 0.5 0.7
0.13 4K Write 1.19 1.82
0.06 4K Mixed 0.54 1
103% 0.74 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
275GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 90 99 101 102 102 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 100
Write 104
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 98.5
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
231GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 94 102 102 90 103 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 102
Write 92.9
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 95.2
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 76 72 76 76 82 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 97.1
Write 102
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 67.1
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
166% 1.07 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 50 60 83 93 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 69.4
Write 79
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 78.5
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
224GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 56 58 61 61 59 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 68.1
Write 72.4
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 57.3
45% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
106GB free
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 57 57 57 57 56 MB/s
34.9% Below average
Read 65.2
Write 60.4
Mixed 42.1
SusWrite 56.2
41% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 25 15 14 24 23 MB/s
26.9% Poor
Read 70.6
Write 89.1
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 22.6
43% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
278GB free (System drive)
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 12 18 11 11 14 MB/s
13.4% Very poor
Read 33.3
Write 44.4
Mixed 17.7
SusWrite 13.4
20% 27.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
66% 0.43 MB/s
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Typical MIRROR 298.09G 320GB Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5N-D

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples20x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel  $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples18x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel  $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples7x
GPU
GTX 660-TiNvidia  $362Bench 26%, 42,960 samples7x
GeForce 9800 GTXNvidiaBench 8%, 3,983 samples7x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples5x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples3x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples2x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung  $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples2x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples55x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples14x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 24% - Poor Total price: $491

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