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Array 1 249GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 106% (229th of 1072)

Based on 187 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 1
Poor: 44%Average: 106% Great: 212%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 1 249GB averaged 6.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 1 249GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 946MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 1 249GB is 168%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 1 249GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 256MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 223MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 187 samples)
Rank 229106%
Min Avg Max
345 Read 946 2,520
76.9 Write 686 2,261
86.6 Mixed 584 1,449
44.6 SusWrite 256 568
137% 618 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 31.6 61.8
15 4K Write 57.9 94.6
10.8 4K Mixed 33.8 65.7
122% 41.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.5 DQ Read 223 545
49.1 DQ Write 355 1,039
20.5 DQ Mixed 215 626
184% 264 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2025 1405 235 171 161 154 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,874
Write 2,604
Mixed 982
SusWrite 692
345% 1,538 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 32
121% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 218
217% 329 MB/s
41GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 131 90 65 51 76 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 509
Write 443
Mixed 468
SusWrite 133
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 29.1
94% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 233
189% 264 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 69 94 76 69 69 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 715
Write 571
Mixed 652
SusWrite 76.7
112% 504 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 7.3
25% 7.83 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 978
DQ Mixed 468
403% 568 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 127%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,201x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples903x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples699x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples491x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples471x
SSD
Array 1 249GBAmd-raidBench 106%, 187 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples222x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples161x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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