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Synology

iSCSI Storage 5.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 22.2% (1054th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: SYNOLOGY iSCSI Storage
Poor: 21%Average: 22.2% Great: 24%

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Very poor average bench

The Synology iSCSI Storage 5.5TB averaged 77.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 36.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 9.22MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Synology iSCSI Storage 5.5TB is just 2.5%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Synology iSCSI Storage 5.5TB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 9.14MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 105422.2%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 110 112
89.3 Write 98.6 108
71.9 Mixed 98.6 111
22.8% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.13 4K Read 9.22 10.1
8.27 4K Write 9.14 9.97
4.11 4K Mixed 7.52 9.13
28.4% 8.62 MB/s
Min Avg Max
57.4 DQ Read 77.1 99.8
55 DQ Write 64.3 73.7
3.91 DQ Mixed 36.9 52.9
36.9% 59.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
23.7% Poor
Read 112
Write 98.8
Mixed 106
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 9.78
4K Mixed 9.04
32% 9.51 MB/s
DQ Read 86.1
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 52.9
47% 70 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
22.9% Poor
Read 112
Write 99
Mixed 107
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 9.97
4K Mixed 7.24
30% 9.1 MB/s
DQ Read 88.3
DQ Write 64.6
DQ Mixed 3.91
23% 52.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
22.3% Poor
Read 112
Write 89.3
Mixed 89.7
22% 97 MB/s
4K Read 8.73
4K Write 9.02
4K Mixed 7.99
28% 8.58 MB/s
DQ Read 95.4
DQ Write 69.2
DQ Mixed 43.4
43% 69.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
22.2% Poor
Read 103
Write 92
Mixed 71.9
20% 89 MB/s
4K Read 9.76
4K Write 8.77
4K Mixed 9.13
31% 9.22 MB/s
DQ Read 67.5
DQ Write 60.4
DQ Mixed 48.9
41% 58.9 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
22% Poor
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 102
23% 103 MB/s
4K Read 9.06
4K Write 9.45
4K Mixed 8.35
29% 8.96 MB/s
DQ Read 57.4
DQ Write 58.1
DQ Mixed 38.4
34% 51.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
21.9% Poor
Read 112
Write 96.6
Mixed 93.2
22% 101 MB/s
4K Read 9.92
4K Write 8.27
4K Mixed 7.28
29% 8.49 MB/s
DQ Read 61.8
DQ Write 62.4
DQ Mixed 32.1
32% 52.1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
21.6% Poor
Read 112
Write 102
Mixed 111
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 9.37
4K Write 8.76
4K Mixed 4.11
24% 7.42 MB/s
DQ Read 99.8
DQ Write 73.7
DQ Mixed 50.1
47% 74.5 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 4.0
21.2% Poor
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 109
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 7.13
4K Write 9.05
4K Mixed 6.98
24% 7.72 MB/s
DQ Read 60.2
DQ Write 55
DQ Mixed 25.9
28% 47.1 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,757,832 SSDs tested

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Typical iSCSI Storage 5.5TB Builds (Compare 2,535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $109

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples419x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples326x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples204x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples217x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples194x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples189x
SSD
iSCSI Storage 5.5TBSynologyBench 22%, 8 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples161x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples122x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples57x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $747

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