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Raid 1 Volume 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 62.3% (178th of 1015)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 6%Average: 62.3% Great: 96%

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Above average average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB averaged 37.6% 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 0.86MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.93MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB is 90.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 53.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 78.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 17862.3%
Min Avg Max
4.8 Read 138 201
29 Write 120 171
13 Mixed 53.6 72.9
7.9 SusWrite 78.8 165
71.3% 97.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.93 1.4
0.9 4K Write 1.87 2.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.86 1.1
169% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 165 166 167 170 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 101
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 165
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 148 149 149 149 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 152
Write 142
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 148
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 148 149 149 149 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 151
Write 144
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 149
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
950GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 19 20 21 38 42 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 201
Write 142
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 27.6
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.43 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 40 33 39 47 49 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 174
Write 171
Mixed 62
SusWrite 39.8
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.8 7.3 8.9 6.3 5 MB/s
35.1% Below average
Read 114
Write 111
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 7.9
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
928GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 13 11 12 18 MB/s
5.57% Terrible
Read 4.8
Write 29
Mixed 13
SusWrite 14.1
11% 15.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
83% 0.67 MB/s

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Typical Raid 1 Volume 2TB Builds (Compare 942 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples308x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples283x
Core i7-2600Intel  $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples84x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples62x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples44x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples35x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples28x
RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples311x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples158x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples129x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $546

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