Intel

Raid Volume 256GB

Raid Volume 256GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -31%Read 104%, Write -37%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -126%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -54%Read 101%, Write -55%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -193%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -127%, SusWrite -27%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 136%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 93.6% (291^st of 1072)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: Intel Raid Volume

Poor: 82%Average: 93.6% Great: 101%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Raid Volume 256GB averaged just 6.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid Volume 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 221MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 931MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid Volume 256GB is just 19.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Raid Volume 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 38.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 278MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 29193.6%

Min	Avg	Max
637	Read 931	1,017
242	Write 295	313
244	Mixed 310	341
121	SusWrite 278	304
99.4% 454 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.1	4K Read 24.5	28
23.2	4K Write 38.8	41.8
16.7	4K Mixed 23.4	25.7
87.6% 28.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
190	DQ Read 319	379
133	DQ Write 246	299
152	DQ Mixed 221	249
182% 262 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 3 years ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0.

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 299 247 267 301 286 MB/s

99.1% Outstanding

Write 301

Mixed 295

SusWrite 281

102% 468 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 41.3

4K Mixed 24.7

95% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 232

191% 275 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 years ago.

146GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0.

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 304 291 213 273 277 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 285

Mixed 303

SusWrite 277

102% 467 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 38.9

4K Mixed 24

85% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 237

195% 282 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 years ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0.

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 287 281 276 278 232 MB/s

96.3% Outstanding

Write 313

Mixed 343

SusWrite 276

106% 483 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 39.8

4K Mixed 22.8

84% 28.4 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 240

197% 282 MB/s

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,031x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,574x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	937x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,048x

SSD
Raid Volume 256GBIntelBench 94%, 12 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	377x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel

Raid Volume 256GB

Average Bench: 93.6% (291^st of 1072)

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