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Array 1 959GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 137% (131st of 1016)

Based on 132 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 40%Average: 137% Great: 349%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 959GB averaged 36.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 959GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 262MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,144MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 959GB is 309%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 959GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 132 samples)
Rank 131137%
Min Avg Max
252 Read 994 2,841
150 Write 1,144 3,304
132 Mixed 677 1,718
81.8 SusWrite 840 2,940
206% 914 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.1 4K Read 19 38.7
21.3 4K Write 71.3 147
6.75 4K Mixed 26 58
99.9% 38.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22 DQ Read 289 994
34.4 DQ Write 430 1,048
12.7 DQ Mixed 262 999
226% 327 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 710 699 655 686 665 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 353
Write 174
Mixed 277
SusWrite 678
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 19.3
76% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 131
125% 189 MB/s
734GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 462 0 261 0 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 334
Write 727
Mixed 375
SusWrite 281
98% 429 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 31.9
131% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 599
DQ Mixed 32.6
127% 268 MB/s
460GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 0.4 668 147 3 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 520
Write 763
Mixed 523
SusWrite 215
114% 505 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 15.2
71% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 149
146% 225 MB/s
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 7.6 0.5 539 232 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 644
Write 670
Mixed 438
SusWrite 226
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 11.3
59% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 157
134% 192 MB/s
464GB free
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 237 240 239 239 239 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 424
Write 545
Mixed 452
SusWrite 273
96% 423 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 11.9
54% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 153
121% 169 MB/s
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Gaming 108%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X470 AORUS GAMING 7 WIFI - $239

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $177Bench 82%, 226,478 samples5,148x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $137Bench 79%, 140,571 samples672x
Ryzen 7 2700AMD  $140Bench 72%, 53,124 samples387x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 131%, 436,654 samples1,202x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples692x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $700Bench 120%, 124,229 samples614x
SSD
Array 1 959GBAmd-raidBench 137%, 132 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 86%, 99,689 samples583x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 98%, 29,918 samples481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 84%, 276,679 samples252x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,319

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