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Array 2 1.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 191% (105th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 85%Average: 191% Great: 397%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 1.5TB averaged 91.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 1.5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 405MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,644MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 1.5TB is 312%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 1.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 406MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 105191%
Min Avg Max
394 Read 1,331 4,858
446 Write 1,644 4,655
386 Mixed 1,043 3,639
167 SusWrite 1,039 4,306
285% 1,264 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.6 4K Read 30 62.6
28.3 4K Write 107 305
12.8 4K Mixed 41.1 96.8
155% 59.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
75.1 DQ Read 406 1,447
82.7 DQ Write 592 1,427
24.7 DQ Mixed 405 1,383
333% 468 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9210 9201 9161 9118 8394 5614 MB/s
831% Outstanding
Read 3,116
Write 8,862
Mixed 3,848
SusWrite 8,450
1,389% 6,069 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 290
4K Mixed 104
392% 154 MB/s
DQ Read 1,526
DQ Write 1662
DQ Mixed 1,444
1,128% 1,544 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5718 2944 2354 2353 2369 2356 MB/s
490% Outstanding
Read 4,658
Write 7,826
Mixed 2,890
SusWrite 3,016
1,038% 4597 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 73.1
249% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,035
DQ Write 871
DQ Mixed 944
710% 950 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1142 1181 1166 1172 1169 1135 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 852
Write 971
Mixed 852
SusWrite 1,161
217% 959 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 19
78% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 84.2
189% 363 MB/s
492GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 215 228 226 210 212 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 1188
Write 1,390
Mixed 1,002
SusWrite 217
213% 949 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 43
163% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 616
DQ Mixed 400
324% 447 MB/s
494GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 217 224 208 208 208 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,137
Write 1,358
Mixed 966
SusWrite 214
206% 919 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 40
151% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 576
DQ Mixed 374
302% 417 MB/s
462GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 126 124 119 123 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,188
Write 1,384
Mixed 999
SusWrite 125
207% 924 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 41.9
150% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 604
DQ Mixed 397
320% 441 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 206%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation 247%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE (MS-7C34)

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples148x
Ryzen 9 3950XAMD  $515Bench 89%, 50,170 samples112x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples52x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples97x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples44x
RX 6900-XTAMD  $1,000Bench 195%, 16,057 samples44x
SSD
Array 2 1.5TBAmd-raidBench 191%, 50 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples33x
F4-3600C18-32GTZR 4x31.8GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 873 samples24x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,563

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