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Raid 0 Volume 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 179% (121st of 1072)

Based on 13,939 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 82%Average: 179% Great: 313%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB averaged 79.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 538MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,563MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB is 231%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 555MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,939 samples)
Rank 121179%
Min Avg Max
542 Read 1,563 3,379
365 Write 1,177 2,396
289 Mixed 780 1,863
150 SusWrite 555 978
227% 1,019 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 4K Read 42.1 61.4
38.3 4K Write 95.2 154
24.4 4K Mixed 52.1 78.1
181% 63.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
216 DQ Read 624 1,382
180 DQ Write 590 1,180
117 DQ Mixed 538 1,190
423% 584 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 417 424 422 421 420 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 2,574
Write 1664
Mixed 1,665
SusWrite 489
355% 1,598 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 70.2
234% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,344
DQ Write 1330
DQ Mixed 1138
910% 1,271 MB/s
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 585 579 618 539 601 MB/s
264% Outstanding
Read 3,307
Write 2,158
Mixed 1,816
SusWrite 610
437% 1,973 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 54.5
186% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 926
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 805
605% 813 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 516 496 478 459 449 MB/s
247% Outstanding
Read 3,248
Write 1,586
Mixed 1409
SusWrite 546
374% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 53.7
177% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 544
DQ Mixed 653
486% 649 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1070 463 460 455 454 450 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 2,526
Write 1,959
Mixed 636
SusWrite 559
314% 1,420 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 51.7
176% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 735
DQ Mixed 813
613% 825 MB/s
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 395 378 368 457 481 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 1,066
Write 287
Mixed 545
SusWrite 437
129% 584 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 42.8
142% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 408
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 375
277% 367 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 418 351 284 256 236 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 994
Write 811
Mixed 528
SusWrite 372
151% 676 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 38.9
133% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 529
DQ Mixed 452
351% 476 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 86 27 89 37 97 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 1,050
Write 732
Mixed 521
SusWrite 129
134% 608 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 30.7
136% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 507
DQ Mixed 101
154% 280 MB/s
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Gaming 114%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 113%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,423x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,351x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,793x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,207x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,162x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples917x
SSD
Raid 0 Volume 500GBIntelBench 179%, 13,939 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples500x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples490x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples437x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $994

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