Average Bench: 101% (252nd of 1072)

Based on 182 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0
Poor: 51%Average: 101% Great: 145%

Outstanding average bench

The AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 960GB averaged 1.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 741MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 637MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 960GB is 93.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 112MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 118MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 182 samples)
Min Avg Max
288 Read 741 1,027
147 Write 637 948
36 Mixed 551 1,017
115 SusWrite 330 719
126% 565 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.03 4K Read 23.4 29.7
18.1 4K Write 73 130
3.36 4K Mixed 24.4 41.6
105% 40.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22 DQ Read 112 216
15.7 DQ Write 118 213
1.67 DQ Mixed 63.8 173
62.1% 98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
861GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 480 480 480 480 472 MB/s
Read 452
Write 490
Mixed 356
SusWrite 479
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 36.2
142% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 160
121% 161 MB/s
821GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 478 476 477 478 479 MB/s
Read 401
Write 489
Mixed 402
SusWrite 478
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 36.1
132% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 163
122% 162 MB/s
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 235 273 53 323 326 MB/s
Read 632
Write 599
Mixed 399
SusWrite 251
105% 471 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 35.1
124% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 141
115% 164 MB/s
737GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 181 132 215 110 125 MB/s
Read 287
Write 152
Mixed 267
SusWrite 176
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 22.6
68% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 63.1
DQ Write 86.3
DQ Mixed 59
49% 69.5 MB/s
737GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 235 163 139 221 138 MB/s
Read 305
Write 144
Mixed 145
SusWrite 198
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 14.1
59% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 21.5
DQ Write 29.1
DQ Mixed 22.4
18% 24.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,700,935 SSDs tested

Typical 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 960GB Builds (Compare 322 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $489

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