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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 96.9% (6th of 1015)

Based on 93 user benchmarks.  Model: ARRAY0
Poor: 47%Average: 96.9% Great: 126%

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Excellent average bench

The ARRAY0 2TB averaged just 3.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ARRAY0 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.75MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.79MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ARRAY0 2TB is 78.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the ARRAY0 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 115MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.79MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 93 samples)
Rank 696.9%
Min Avg Max
68 Read 179 243
42.7 Write 159 225
26.3 Mixed 115 192
6.69 SusWrite 141 234
110% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.79 1.4
0.77 4K Write 2.79 4.1
0.23 4K Mixed 0.75 1.5
168% 1.44 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 182 106 212 227 235 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 224
Mixed 106
SusWrite 192
140% 191 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.4
245% 1.7 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 174 190 199 189 196 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 191
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 185
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.5
293% 2.23 MB/s
837GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 147 159 170 168 188 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 184
Mixed 107
SusWrite 157
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.4
263% 2.03 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 103 96 85 109 118 MB/s
94.9% Outstanding
Read 236
Write 159
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 94.2
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.4
279% 2.23 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 109 108 119 125 122 MB/s
93.7% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 194
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 114
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.4
273% 2.03 MB/s
985GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 142 196 204 152 196 MB/s
81.1% Excellent
Read 113
Write 73.5
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 169
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.3
247% 1.9 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 87 73 91 85 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 106
Write 116
Mixed 63
SusWrite 78.7
67% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.4
230% 1.6 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 59 6.6 7.5 9.3 12 MB/s
28.6% Poor
Read 70.3
Write 59.8
Mixed 59
SusWrite 28.7
41% 54.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
119% 1.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,337,937 HDDs tested

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Typical ARRAY0 2TB Builds (Compare 332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples169x
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples28x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples30x
SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston  $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples9x
RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $585

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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