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Array 1 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 152% (153rd of 1072)

Based on 475 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 55%Average: 152% Great: 276%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 500GB averaged 52.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 433MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,313MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 500GB is 221%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 530MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 475 samples)
Rank 153152%
Min Avg Max
370 Read 1,292 2,604
244 Write 1,313 3,091
190 Mixed 928 1,897
93.5 SusWrite 530 1,152
228% 1,016 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.89 4K Read 33.3 63.2
22.3 4K Write 78.6 132
11.7 4K Mixed 42.2 75.2
146% 51.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
91 DQ Read 507 1,098
91.7 DQ Write 527 1,046
69.6 DQ Mixed 433 976
348% 489 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 127 122 112 117 108 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 2,572
Write 2,392
Mixed 1,537
SusWrite 142
369% 1,661 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 68.8
230% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 1,024
DQ Mixed 1,006
763% 1,023 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 260 335 325 356 418 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 2,421
Write 2,084
Mixed 1,675
SusWrite 332
363% 1,628 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 64.1
208% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 732
555% 746 MB/s
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2109 1464 127 278 137 180 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 2,173
Write 2,643
Mixed 1,775
SusWrite 716
410% 1,827 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 33.1
164% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 805
DQ Mixed 617
513% 735 MB/s
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 151 129 119 348 351 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 2,360
Write 116
Mixed 161
SusWrite 258
153% 724 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 12.6
4K Mixed 49
161% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,031
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 984
756% 1,022 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 149 138 128 145 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,902
Write 1,893
Mixed 1,727
SusWrite 152
317% 1,419 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 50.3
168% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 612
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 628
483% 651 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 234 333 210 303 301 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 483
Write 493
Mixed 393
SusWrite 284
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 31.7
121% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 117
107% 159 MB/s
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,640x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,409x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,234x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,072x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,466x
SSD
Array 1 500GBAmd-raidBench 152%, 475 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $837

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