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Raid VD 0 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 60.7% (798th of 1072)

Based on 58 user benchmarks.  Model: MARVELL Raid VD 0
Poor: 40%Average: 60.7% Great: 114%

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Above average average bench

The Marvell Raid VD 0 960GB averaged 39.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 83.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Marvell Raid VD 0 960GB is 74.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Marvell Raid VD 0 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 186MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 137MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)
Rank 79860.7%
Min Avg Max
294 Read 410 705
123 Write 280 704
169 Mixed 311 711
97.2 SusWrite 186 274
66.3% 297 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 20 27.2
13.9 4K Write 33.6 71.3
7.61 4K Mixed 19.1 26.7
72.6% 24.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 DQ Read 137 313
25.4 DQ Write 123 306
10.2 DQ Mixed 83.4 154
75.3% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
847GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 212 214 217 213 215 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 329
Write 216
Mixed 247
SusWrite 213
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 21.8
76% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 78
DQ Write 75.2
DQ Mixed 76.3
57% 76.5 MB/s
832GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 195 194 212 212 213 MB/s
50.4% Above average
Read 320
Write 214
Mixed 239
SusWrite 205
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 21.8
72% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 40.9
DQ Write 74.7
DQ Mixed 76.5
53% 64 MB/s
840GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 210 209 209 213 MB/s
50% Above average
Read 317
Write 208
Mixed 238
SusWrite 208
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 21.5
70% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 78.5
DQ Write 40.4
DQ Mixed 31.9
31% 50.3 MB/s
670GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 208 207 213 213 212 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 324
Write 212
Mixed 241
SusWrite 210
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 21.9
72% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 40.2
DQ Mixed 30.8
24% 31.3 MB/s
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 211 210 171 145 163 MB/s
49.5% Average
Read 314
Write 201
Mixed 230
SusWrite 184
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 22.8
75% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 59.4
DQ Write 42.1
DQ Mixed 33.1
30% 44.9 MB/s
846GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 209 138 155 206 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 314
Write 204
Mixed 236
SusWrite 186
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 26.9
4K Mixed 21.4
71% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 36.9
DQ Mixed 32.5
21% 23.3 MB/s
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Formula

CPU
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples71x
Core i7 960Intel  $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples54x
Core i7 X 980Intel  $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples34x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples31x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples16x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples15x
SSD
Raid VD 0 960GBMarvellBench 61%, 58 samples1x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples50x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples44x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $295

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