G-raid

with Thunderbolt 8TB

with Thunderbolt 8TB
BENCHMARKS (12)
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Effective Speed +124% Effective Speed 124%Average Score +180% Read 120%, Write 132%, 4K Read 537%, 4K Write 116%, Mixed 57%, 4K Mixed 172%, SusWrite 128%Peak Score +407% Read 126%, Write 137%, 4K Read 1,799%, 4K Write 167%, Mixed 94%, 4K Mixed 399%, SusWrite 127%Value & Sentiment -19%User Rating -19%Nice To Haves +97% Age 97%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 197% (1^st of 1015)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: G-RAID with Thunderbolt

Poor: 155%Average: 197% Great: 245%

Outstanding average bench

The G-raid with Thunderbolt 8TB averaged 97.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G-raid with Thunderbolt 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 8.28MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.35MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G-raid with Thunderbolt 8TB is 89.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G-raid with Thunderbolt 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 129MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 334MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 1197%

Min	Avg	Max
256	Read 341	452
246	Write 334	446
71	Mixed 129	190
247	SusWrite 345	447
209% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.9	4K Read 8.28	32.5
2.5	4K Write 4.65	6.7
1.2	4K Mixed 2.35	5.1
692% 5.09 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 years ago.

7.5TB free

Firmware: VKGNW460

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 450 453 448 449 440 MB/s

261% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 190

SusWrite 447

279% 383 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 6.7

4K Mixed 5.1

2,045% 14.8 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: VKGNT460

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 417 418 422 411 422 MB/s

245% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 187

SusWrite 418

270% 370 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 6.7

4K Mixed 3.8

1,571% 11.7 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

5TB free

Firmware: VKGNT460

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 364 405 415 395 389 MB/s

229% Outstanding

Write 365

Mixed 166

SusWrite 396

242% 332 MB/s

4K Read 12

4K Write 5.2

4K Mixed 4.1

1,052% 7.1 MB/s

USA-User, 4 years ago.

7TB free

Firmware: APGNW907

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 389 379 400 401 387 MB/s

218% Outstanding

Write 246

Mixed 93

SusWrite 393

199% 275 MB/s

4K Read 2

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 1.4

302% 2.27 MB/s

USA-User, 4 years ago.

7TB free

Firmware: APGNW907

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 397 379 405 394 379 MB/s

216% Outstanding

Write 386

Mixed 93.3

SusWrite 393

223% 308 MB/s

4K Read 2

4K Write 3.5

4K Mixed 1.4

304% 2.3 MB/s

ESP-User, 22 months ago.

7.5TB free

Firmware: MJAO

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 257 241 231 272 239 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 312

Mixed 155

SusWrite 247

187% 255 MB/s

4K Read 2.1

4K Write 5.3

4K Mixed 1.2

319% 2.87 MB/s

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Average Bench: 197% (1^st of 1015)