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Array 3 499GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 146% (160th of 1072)

Based on 95 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 59%Average: 146% Great: 288%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 499GB averaged 45.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 499GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 269MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,353MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 499GB is 229%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 499GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 283MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 538MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 95 samples)
Rank 160146%
Min Avg Max
395 Read 1,229 3,387
372 Write 1,353 4,520
216 Mixed 859 2,050
151 SusWrite 538 1,120
223% 995 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.26 4K Read 29.9 59.4
11.2 4K Write 82.5 144
8.3 4K Mixed 35.9 71.3
135% 49.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 DQ Read 283 795
35.8 DQ Write 479 996
12.1 DQ Mixed 269 788
236% 344 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
465GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2684 619 621 623 624 622 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 2,475
Write 2,834
Mixed 1,711
SusWrite 965
448% 1,996 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 51
171% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 538
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 744
553% 718 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2671 617 621 621 622 622 MB/s
238% Outstanding
Read 2,399
Write 2,864
Mixed 1,653
SusWrite 962
442% 1,970 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 50.3
168% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 552
DQ Write 864
DQ Mixed 754
558% 723 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 486 489 471 470 473 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 656
Write 877
Mixed 361
SusWrite 489
134% 596 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 27.4
111% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 171
149% 215 MB/s
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Gaming 81%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation 79%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING - $190

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,438x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples307x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples281x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples234x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples232x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples202x
SSD
Array 3 499GBAmd-raidBench 146%, 95 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples202x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples142x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples134x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $720

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