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Array 2 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 107% (224th of 1072)

Based on 194 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 50%Average: 107% Great: 247%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 500GB averaged 7.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 230MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 842MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 500GB is 198%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 228MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 392MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 194 samples)
Rank 224107%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 784 2,227
248 Write 842 2,578
238 Mixed 644 1,715
91 SusWrite 392 1,099
150% 666 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.77 4K Read 27.1 58.8
19.1 4K Write 71.7 109
13.6 4K Mixed 35.1 67.3
124% 44.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 DQ Read 228 792
76.4 DQ Write 380 1,057
22.1 DQ Mixed 230 790
195% 279 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3429 3949 3684 650 883 810 MB/s
356% Outstanding
Read 2,438
Write 3,725
Mixed 2,565
SusWrite 2,234
621% 2,740 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 62.9
234% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,098
DQ Write 1,170
DQ Mixed 1,163
867% 1,143 MB/s
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3594 3746 3814 744 834 862 MB/s
354% Outstanding
Read 2,330
Write 3,841
Mixed 2,285
SusWrite 2,266
607% 2,680 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 68.8
227% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 1,086
DQ Write 1,233
DQ Mixed 1,181
883% 1,167 MB/s
361GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3366 888 853 918 869 912 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,767
Write 3,224
Mixed 1,667
SusWrite 1,301
451% 1,990 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 59.5
172% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 699
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 939
682% 874 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 374 255 314 215 238 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,188
Write 1,377
Mixed 1,444
SusWrite 292
242% 1,075 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 51.1
170% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 441
DQ Write 921
DQ Mixed 599
479% 654 MB/s
246GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 502 499 505 377 335 MB/s
99.9% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 507
Mixed 438
SusWrite 453
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 39
142% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 166
143% 204 MB/s
245GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 494 495 498 380 330 MB/s
94.7% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 502
Mixed 429
SusWrite 449
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 37.9
132% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 162
137% 194 MB/s
464GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 106 86 94 103 99 MB/s
41.8% Average
Read 258
Write 434
Mixed 365
SusWrite 106
66% 291 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 19.4
63% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 110
85% 118 MB/s
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Workstation 200%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples566x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples524x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples456x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples325x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples268x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples193x
SSD
Array 2 500GBAmd-raidBench 107%, 194 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples146x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples62x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples54x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $874

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