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Array 1 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 252% (55th of 1072)

Based on 116 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 35%Average: 252% Great: 785%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 8TB averaged 151.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 453MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,545MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 8TB is 750%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 96.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 116 samples)
Rank 55252%
Min Avg Max
270 Read 1,557 5,004
158 Write 2,545 9,867
149 Mixed 1,313 4,018
194 SusWrite 1,970 8,290
419% 1,846 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.16 4K Read 37.5 58.9
8.5 4K Write 96.7 225
1.2 4K Mixed 41.3 82.6
161% 58.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.04 DQ Read 483 1,454
7.39 DQ Write 466 1,273
2.67 DQ Mixed 453 1,333
346% 467 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8366 9646 10273 11806 11708 3136 MB/s
825% Outstanding
Read 2625
Write 9,933
Mixed 3,728
SusWrite 9,156
1,459% 6,360 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 94.3
294% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1660
DQ Write 1471
DQ Mixed 1,549
1,166% 1,560 MB/s
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7645 7675 7950 8241 5257 4959 MB/s
728% Outstanding
Read 4,562
Write 8,826
Mixed 3,740
SusWrite 6,955
1,368% 6,021 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 60.3
212% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1346
DQ Write 1,155
DQ Mixed 1,202
914% 1,234 MB/s
4.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6356 10211 7679 4424 4478 4285 MB/s
691% Outstanding
Read 3,899
Write 10929
Mixed 3,194
SusWrite 6,239
1,383% 6,065 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 260
4K Mixed 79.8
321% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1,449
DQ Write 1,105
DQ Mixed 1,252
943% 1,269 MB/s
7TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6071 6196 6158 6142 6151 6172 MB/s
663% Outstanding
Read 3,702
Write 6,095
Mixed 3,070
SusWrite 6,148
1,080% 4,754 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 224
4K Mixed 67.9
274% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 1,227
DQ Mixed 1,301
971% 1,289 MB/s
7.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5513 1365 538 5011 2083 172 MB/s
370% Outstanding
Read 2,477
Write 6,309
Mixed 2,608
SusWrite 2,447
787% 3,460 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 63.6
242% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,161
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 977
759% 1,043 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 396 472 581 566 766 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 1,766
Write 4,644
Mixed 1066
SusWrite 472
450% 1,987 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 1.2
25% 8.63 MB/s
DQ Read 86.3
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 72.2
65% 95.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 183%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING - $475

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,916x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,342x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples1,104x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,103x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples879x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples612x
SSD
Array 1 8TBAmd-raidBench 252%, 116 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples434x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples185x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples156x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,360

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