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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 136% (172nd of 1071)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 60%Average: 136% Great: 240%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 511GB averaged 36.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 511GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 284MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,175MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 511GB is 180%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 511GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 322MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 172136%
Min Avg Max
380 Read 1,041 2,240
291 Write 1,175 2,739
324 Mixed 772 1,506
70 SusWrite 595 1,757
201% 896 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.85 4K Read 27.1 51.8
21.8 4K Write 68.3 120
13.4 4K Mixed 32.9 55.4
119% 42.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
79.9 DQ Read 322 658
88.2 DQ Write 471 1,097
30.3 DQ Mixed 284 745
246% 359 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
473GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3320 3307 2977 763 764 759 MB/s
363% Outstanding
Read 2,708
Write 3,355
Mixed 2,688
SusWrite 1,982
606% 2,683 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 83.5
280% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 590
DQ Write 1,496
DQ Mixed 938
746% 1,008 MB/s
448GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2047 984 294 2987 993 1001 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 1,689
Write 3,627
Mixed 2,044
SusWrite 1,384
497% 2,186 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 91.5
313% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 1083
DQ Mixed 1,068
790% 1,032 MB/s
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2822 2947 3093 3259 3052 719 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 3,559
Mixed 768
SusWrite 2,649
429% 1,862 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 54.6
184% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 694
DQ Write 1,017
DQ Mixed 784
613% 832 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 363 370 384 385 317 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 914
Write 765
Mixed 404
SusWrite 361
136% 611 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 19.6
72% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 615
DQ Mixed 202
228% 377 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 182%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 200%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $550

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,164x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples870x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples869x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples609x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples528x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples489x
SSD
Array 3 511GBAmd-raidBench 136%, 68 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples290x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples158x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,295

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