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Raid 5 Volume 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 127% (183rd of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 5 Volume
Poor: 74%Average: 127% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 5 Volume 8TB averaged 26.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 5 Volume 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,177MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 5 Volume 8TB is 167%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 5 Volume 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 35.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 216MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 183127%
Min Avg Max
1 Read 1,177 2,349
18.5 Write 601 4024
125 Mixed 592 2763
41.3 SusWrite 465 1,464
157% 709 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 38 64
8.7 4K Write 35.7 132
2.79 4K Mixed 29.8 65.4
115% 34.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 DQ Read 551 2,180
34.1 DQ Write 216 864
8.2 DQ Mixed 260 1,248
225% 342 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 47 49 48 49 48 MB/s
420% Outstanding
Read 5,348
Write 7,140
Mixed 6,229
SusWrite 80.3
1,057% 4,699 MB/s
4K Read 152
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 135
452% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,738
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 1305
988% 1,346 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3153 3534 3422 3607 3737 3720 MB/s
370% Outstanding
Read 804
Write 618
Mixed 655
SusWrite 3,529
320% 1,402 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 58
178% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 2,496
DQ Write 519
DQ Mixed 250
508% 1,088 MB/s
7TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1675 1698 1724 1725 1690 1446 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 1,578
Write 1,388
Mixed 1,380
SusWrite 1,660
338% 1,501 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 49.1
174% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 2,010
DQ Write 567
DQ Mixed 801
717% 1,126 MB/s
7.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 808 888 887 883 850 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 1,140
Write 679
Mixed 861
SusWrite 852
198% 883 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 53.7
190% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 124
93% 126 MB/s
7.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 635 672 762 644 713 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 1
Write 3,355
Mixed 1,008
SusWrite 687
293% 1,263 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 52.7
183% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 126
95% 127 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 451%
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Desktop
Desktop 121%
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Workstation
Workstation 595%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,036x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples210x
Core i9-13900KFIntel  $477Bench 129%, 16,914 samples192x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,847Bench 370%, 25,956 samples772x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples176x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples143x
SSD
Raid 5 Volume 8TBIntelBench 127%, 31 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples124x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples86x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples79x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $2,342

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