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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 198% (99th of 1072)

Based on 491 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 83%Average: 198% Great: 413%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 999GB averaged 98.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 999GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 492MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,991MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 999GB is 330%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 999GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 491 samples)
Rank 99198%
Min Avg Max
540 Read 1,545 3,693
451 Write 1,991 4,641
390 Mixed 1,196 2,718
148 SusWrite 1,024 2,781
324% 1,439 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.31 4K Read 31.3 60.2
31.4 4K Write 104 170
12.9 4K Mixed 43.7 77.7
158% 59.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
160 DQ Read 508 1,061
190 DQ Write 630 1,114
126 DQ Mixed 492 1,137
392% 543 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
305GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 1766 1751 1757 1757 1755 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 3,088
Write 4,554
Mixed 2,179
SusWrite 1,852
658% 2,918 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58.4
204% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 630
DQ Mixed 695
518% 688 MB/s
758GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4183 1242 1234 1233 1237 1189 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,416
Write 4,476
Mixed 1,952
SusWrite 1,720
598% 2,641 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 59.9
201% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,049
DQ Write 1,335
DQ Mixed 1,406
1,001% 1,263 MB/s
305GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2631 1778 1523 1551 1557 1561 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 3,059
Write 5,000
Mixed 2,218
SusWrite 1,767
680% 3,011 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 45
178% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 491
DQ Mixed 598
447% 600 MB/s
718GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2077 221 202 270 181 218 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 2,137
Write 4,319
Mixed 1,832
SusWrite 528
498% 2,204 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 52.6
209% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,436
DQ Write 1,208
DQ Mixed 593
643% 1,079 MB/s
289GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 956 721 648 647 648 641 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 719
Write 817
Mixed 612
SusWrite 710
161% 714 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 59
222% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 649
DQ Mixed 321
286% 417 MB/s
457GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 666 672 640 614 619 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 70.4
Write 368
Mixed 457
SusWrite 645
89% 385 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 19
65% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 77
87% 144 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,949x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples436x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples403x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples283x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples247x
SSD
Array 2 999GBAmd-raidBench 198%, 491 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples222x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $592

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