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DRIVES VENOM8 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 456% (5th of 1074)

Based on 54 user benchmarks.  Model: FANTOM DRIVES VENOM8
Poor: 305%Average: 456% Great: 584%

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Outstanding average bench

The Fantom DRIVES VENOM8 2TB averaged 356.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Fantom DRIVES VENOM8 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,378MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,664MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fantom DRIVES VENOM8 2TB is 279%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Fantom DRIVES VENOM8 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 212MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)
Rank 5456%
Min Avg Max
1,246 Read 2,364 2,899
1,342 Write 3,664 4,889
1,640 Mixed 2,594 3,230
1,612 SusWrite 3,304 4,481
677% 2,981 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.1 4K Read 56.9 71.1
65.2 4K Write 212 355
53.9 4K Mixed 91.2 120
315% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
473 DQ Read 1,598 2307
169 DQ Write 1,220 2,090
334 DQ Mixed 1,378 2,234
1,039% 1,398 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 46 50 49 50 MB/s
532% Outstanding
Read 6066
Write 50
Mixed 124
SusWrite 47
327% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 708
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 7.8
1,084% 240 MB/s
781GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4830 2192 1214 1163 1132 1155 MB/s
388% Outstanding
Read 2,666
Write 4832
Mixed 2,886
SusWrite 1,948
699% 3,083 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 239
4K Mixed 103
350% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,380
DQ Write 1,035
DQ Mixed 1233
915% 1,216 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2574 3378 3385 2574 2352 1561 MB/s
383% Outstanding
Read 2,284
Write 3,706
Mixed 2,330
SusWrite 2,637
621% 2,739 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 74.4
232% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,481
DQ Write 1,107
DQ Mixed 1,353
996% 1,314 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3190 2876 1221 1542 1550 1373 MB/s
375% Outstanding
Read 2,485
Write 4,610
Mixed 2,863
SusWrite 1,959
676% 2,979 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 97.5
332% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,345
DQ Write 1010
DQ Mixed 1,203
893% 1,186 MB/s
322GB free
Firmware: EIFM31.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4064 2120 1724 984 1060 1095 MB/s
372% Outstanding
Read 2,682
Write 4,207
Mixed 2,698
SusWrite 1,841
646% 2,857 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 225
4K Mixed 88.7
314% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,415
DQ Write 1,066
DQ Mixed 1,277
945% 1,252 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2069 2136 1789 1912 1367 1321 MB/s
324% Outstanding
Read 2,032
Write 2390
Mixed 1,981
SusWrite 1,766
461% 2,042 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 76
232% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,592
DQ Write 1,203
DQ Mixed 1,390
1,041% 1,395 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1578 1837 2232 2532 2672 2776 MB/s
305% Outstanding
Read 1,530
Write 2,780
Mixed 1,547
SusWrite 2,271
462% 2,032 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 49.6
183% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,192
DQ Write 1,037
DQ Mixed 1,078
818% 1,102 MB/s
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Gaming 46%
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Desktop 85%
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Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,932x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,690x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $185Bench 74%, 142,983 samples613x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples722x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples500x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples476x
SSD
DRIVES VENOM8 2TBFantomBench 456%, 54 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples593x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples493x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples360x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $393

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