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Raid 0 Volume 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 269% (47th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 150%Average: 269% Great: 358%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 250GB averaged 168.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 573MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,686MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 250GB is 209%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 809MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 47269%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 2,686 3,632
391 Write 1,843 2,649
11.5 Mixed 1,539 2,624
88.9 SusWrite 809 919
382% 1,719 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.3 4K Read 44.3 64.1
9.9 4K Write 119 178
3.5 4K Mixed 52.9 67
198% 72 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.3 DQ Read 606 878
10 DQ Write 744 1,478
7.4 DQ Mixed 573 996
461% 641 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
232GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1228 856 860 858 854 859 MB/s
319% Outstanding
Read 3,632
Write 2,011
Mixed 1,681
SusWrite 919
455% 2,061 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 67
248% 94.2 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 947
711% 941 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 859 855 858 856 851 MB/s
312% Outstanding
Read 3,568
Write 2,083
Mixed 1,662
SusWrite 908
454% 2055 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 63.7
237% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 867
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 949
709% 935 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 833 836 840 840 840 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 3,340
Write 2,073
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 860
438% 1,979 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 62.2
211% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 1,433
DQ Mixed 992
797% 1,100 MB/s
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 845 851 852 855 853 MB/s
300% Outstanding
Read 3,253
Write 2,111
Mixed 1,691
SusWrite 875
440% 1,983 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 59.7
208% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 1,478
DQ Mixed 986
801% 1,113 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1202 859 859 857 861 857 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 3,600
Write 1,734
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 916
434% 1,965 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 53.8
183% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 574
DQ Mixed 787
571% 746 MB/s
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples4,396x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples787x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples342x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,032x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples947x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples895x
SSD
Raid 0 Volume 250GBIntelBench 269%, 14 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples488x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples261x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples226x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $669

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