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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 166% (135th of 1072)

Based on 192 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 32%Average: 166% Great: 422%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 4TB averaged 66.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 384MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,308MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB is 391%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 192 samples)
Rank 135166%
Min Avg Max
96.7 Read 1,026 2962
201 Write 1,308 4,181
86.9 Mixed 865 2,465
135 SusWrite 1,088 3,670
242% 1,072 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.33 4K Read 25.6 46.9
10.3 4K Write 88.1 169
3.47 4K Mixed 34.4 68.9
129% 49.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.86 DQ Read 386 1,246
10 DQ Write 492 1,302
7.23 DQ Mixed 384 1,193
305% 421 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11827 11886 11874 10920 2108 2162 MB/s
867% Outstanding
Read 3,708
Write 10,805
Mixed 4,276
SusWrite 8,463
1,558% 6,813 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 510
4K Mixed 95.2
486% 222 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 1,406
DQ Mixed 1,263
964% 1,293 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5232 5930 5782 3098 2239 1985 MB/s
502% Outstanding
Read 3,672
Write 8,000
Mixed 3,387
SusWrite 4,044
1,085% 4,776 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 59.7
208% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1038
DQ Write 947
DQ Mixed 978
738% 988 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4027 4037 4036 3857 3807 3813 MB/s
427% Outstanding
Read 2,077
Write 3,880
Mixed 2,032
SusWrite 3,929
678% 2,980 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 49.9
170% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 690
DQ Write 1,650
DQ Mixed 1,133
874% 1,158 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 997 1011 998 1004 1010 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 907
Write 1,003
Mixed 778
SusWrite 1,004
208% 923 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 39.6
157% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 711
DQ Mixed 353
309% 444 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 831 837 843 833 853 811 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 656
Write 874
Mixed 501
SusWrite 835
162% 717 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 31.2
137% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 135
146% 236 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 183%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 200%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) - $225

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples683x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples382x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples357x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples255x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples233x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples222x
SSD
Array 2 4TBAmd-raidBench 166%, 192 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples131x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples66x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,099

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