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Array 4 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 129% (1st of 1015)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 4
Poor: 37%Average: 129% Great: 212%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 4 12TB averaged 29.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 4 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 6.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.61MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 4 12TB is 175%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 4 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 118MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 184MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 1129%
Min Avg Max
41.3 Read 184 340
92 Write 221 378
69.3 Mixed 118 165
80.9 SusWrite 264 404
144% 197 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 6.47 15.8
4 4K Write 4.56 5.6
0.3 4K Mixed 1.61 4.2
533% 4.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
11TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 401 402 396 402 397 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 340
Write 378
Mixed 153
SusWrite 397
231% 317 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 2.9
897% 6.6 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 344 351 346 354 348 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 314
Write 230
Mixed 165
SusWrite 348
194% 264 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.4
1,021% 7.8 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 253 259 243 249 264 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 117
Write 174
Mixed 111
SusWrite 253
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.5
221% 2.23 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 259 234 245 257 269 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 114
Write 216
Mixed 108
SusWrite 254
127% 173 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.6
271% 2.63 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,391,137 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,955x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples437x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples405x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples288x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples287x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples250x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples286x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples228x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples215x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples279x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples224x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $647

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