Average Bench: 98.7% (260th of 1072)

Based on 216 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1

Excellent average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 255GB averaged just 1.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 255GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 912MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 255GB is 159%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 255GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 198MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)
Min Avg Max
310 Read 912 2,181
125 Write 585 1,210
96.6 Mixed 490 938
50.3 SusWrite 328 918
129% 579 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.7 4K Read 20.4 40.6
15.3 4K Write 57 104
5.97 4K Mixed 22.9 43.6
90.5% 33.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.6 DQ Read 198 502
46.1 DQ Write 321 686
12.6 DQ Mixed 138 460
139% 219 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
132GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 85 93 82 82 85 MB/s
Read 479
Write 362
Mixed 372
SusWrite 86.9
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 31.8
108% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 88.1
80% 118 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,631,927 SSDs tested

Typical Array 1 255GB Builds (Compare 10,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 158%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 160%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,394

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