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Raid 0 Volume 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 113% (165th of 1021)

Based on 10,217 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 57%Average: 113% Great: 230%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB averaged 13.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 266MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,078MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB is 173%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 362MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 395MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,217 samples)
Rank 165113%
Min Avg Max
434 Read 1,078 2,799
133 Write 506 1,123
131 Mixed 395 843
88.6 SusWrite 362 810
129% 585 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 24.4 42.2
23.2 4K Write 61.5 106
11 4K Mixed 28.4 50.9
106% 38.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
152 DQ Read 386 922
78.5 DQ Write 322 588
46 DQ Mixed 266 657
223% 325 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 303 326 334 311 336 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 956
Write 337
Mixed 374
SusWrite 314
109% 495 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 38.1
136% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 273
224% 320 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 183 137 122 94 93 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 215
Mixed 157
SusWrite 139
81% 377 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 27.9
138% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 106
138% 255 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 152 141 129 129 140 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 637
Write 237
Mixed 437
SusWrite 152
81% 366 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 33.8
102% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 261
223% 328 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 61 68 65 61 73 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 222
Write 334
Mixed 242
SusWrite 78.4
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 25.9
124% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 185
172% 258 MB/s
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Typical Raid 0 Volume 256GB Builds (Compare 1,779 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 63%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 55%
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System: Acer Predator G9-793

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 70%, 330,066 samples954x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 66%, 222,468 samples778x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 68%, 105,351 samples24x
GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 66%, 51,795 samples1,477x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 46%, 107,729 samples301x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 102%, 678,876 samples1x
SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 113%, 10,217 samples452x
RAM
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 7,500 samples562x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 69%, 39,671 samples350x
ACR24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 406 samples90x
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