Average Bench: 91.2% (312th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 36%Average: 91.2% Great: 128%

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Excellent average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 358GB averaged just 8.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 358GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 999MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 79.6MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 358GB is 92%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 358GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 243MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 166MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Min Avg Max
465 Read 999 1,566
96.7 Write 349 619
178 Mixed 441 614
57.3 SusWrite 243 557
112% 508 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.2 4K Read 19.3 28.2
15.2 4K Write 65.9 110
3.1 4K Mixed 18 32.6
87.1% 34.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.5 DQ Read 166 365
13.5 DQ Write 173 407
24.7 DQ Mixed 79.6 238
84.7% 140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8.1
Read 1,566
Write 450
Mixed 614
190% 876 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 20.3
92% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 89.4
109% 192 MB/s
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8.1
Read 1,557
Write 324
Mixed 486
170% 789 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 12
95% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 25.5
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 65
64% 96.1 MB/s
329GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 194 199 193 188 347 MB/s
Read 1,009
Write 96.7
Mixed 554
SusWrite 219
103% 470 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 32.6
135% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 238
185% 260 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 134 136 133 133 137 MB/s
Read 878
Write 412
Mixed 475
SusWrite 136
105% 475 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 28.3
125% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 407
DQ Mixed 24.7
97% 209 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 486 596 582 624 610 MB/s
Read 465
Write 619
Mixed 178
SusWrite 557
103% 455 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 11.6
36% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 32.5
DQ Mixed 35.4
34% 56.5 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 17 68 17 13 113 MB/s
Read 520
Write 194
Mixed 339
SusWrite 57.3
61% 278 MB/s
4K Read 8.2
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 3.1
39% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 36.7
DQ Write 13.5
DQ Mixed 25.4
19% 25.2 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,811,293 SSDs tested

Typical Array 3 358GB Builds (Compare 2,118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A - $76

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $356

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