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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 102% (245th of 1072)

Based on 37 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 55%Average: 102% Great: 163%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 255GB averaged 2.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 255GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 192MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 407MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 255GB is 109%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 255GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 314MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 202MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)
Rank 245102%
Min Avg Max
250 Read 884 2,513
82 Write 761 1,444
124 Mixed 591 1,096
26.3 SusWrite 314 736
142% 637 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.93 4K Read 23.7 51
9.34 4K Write 63.7 125
6.57 4K Mixed 28.9 46.8
107% 38.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 DQ Read 202 446
52.1 DQ Write 407 838
14.6 DQ Mixed 192 517
178% 267 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 53 87 78 69 157 MB/s
79.1% Very good
Read 950
Write 248
Mixed 283
SusWrite 91.7
85% 393 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 21.5
4K Mixed 23.1
88% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 152
127% 182 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 200 192 202 191 187 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 333
Write 468
Mixed 312
SusWrite 192
74% 326 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 12.7
46% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 52.1
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 36.6
46% 77.8 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 144 1.5 94 164 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 345
Write 475
Mixed 222
SusWrite 120
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 16.1
54% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 51.6
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 35.7
49% 85.8 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 148 160 82 113 151 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 310
Write 483
Mixed 324
SusWrite 135
71% 313 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 12.3
45% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 58.3
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 38.8
54% 93.8 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,928x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples611x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples721x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $235Bench 71%, 428,800 samples500x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples474x
SSD
Array 3 255GBAmd-raidBench 102%, 37 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples593x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples493x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples358x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $398

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