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DroboElite 17.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 32.4% (664th of 1014)

Based on 27 user benchmarks.  Model: Drobo DroboElite
Poor: 11%Average: 32.4% Great: 50%

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Poor average bench

The Drobo DroboElite 17.5TB averaged 67.6% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.39MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Drobo DroboElite 17.5TB is 38.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Drobo DroboElite 17.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 55MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 57.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)
Rank 66432.4%
Min Avg Max
11.2 Read 57.8 96.1
8.98 Write 60.7 94.9
0.5 Mixed 56.1 103
27 SusWrite 55 87.3
42.7% 57.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.02 4K Read 1.31 2.3
1.93 4K Write 3.39 4
0.01 4K Mixed 0.72 1.3
197% 1.81 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
16TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 55 50 56 58 MB/s
40% Average
Read 82
Write 68.6
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 55.9
50% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.9
266% 2.33 MB/s
16TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 60 55 56 59 MB/s
35.8% Below average
Read 65.1
Write 31.6
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 58.4
41% 55 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.9
244% 2.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 47 45 48 51 55 MB/s
28.8% Poor
Read 49.3
Write 70.5
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 49.4
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.1
290% 2.43 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 45 48 48 41 46 MB/s
22.8% Poor
Read 35.1
Write 70.4
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 42.5
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.1
282% 2.37 MB/s
12TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 28 29 29 27 27 MB/s
22.1% Poor
Read 49
Write 52.9
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 27
23% 32.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.53 MB/s
9TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 39 34 43 37 35 MB/s
21.9% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 68.2
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 39.1
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.2
106% 1.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,357,330 HDDs tested

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Typical DroboElite 17.5TB Builds (Compare 2,266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
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System: Dell Inspiron 5680

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,220x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples656x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples173x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples836x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples338x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples185x
SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 128GBSKBench 65%, 20,313 samples198x
CV8-8E128-11 SATA 128GBLiteonBench 69%, 5,529 samples104x
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 22,335 samples87x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples187x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples118x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 715 samples70x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $319

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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