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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 116% (196th of 1072)

Based on 90 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 53%Average: 116% Great: 268%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 959GB averaged 16.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 959GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,035MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 959GB is 215%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 959GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 245MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 90 samples)
Rank 196116%
Min Avg Max
175 Read 807 2,212
169 Write 1,035 3,616
130 Mixed 627 1,705
137 SusWrite 654 2,240
176% 781 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.05 4K Read 18.2 31.4
14.6 4K Write 67.8 135
7.6 4K Mixed 24.7 50.5
95.1% 36.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.3 DQ Read 245 901
33.5 DQ Write 415 1,020
17.9 DQ Mixed 234 898
205% 298 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
335GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 591 239 223 249 298 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 579
Write 871
Mixed 604
SusWrite 408
139% 615 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 26.3
110% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 205
168% 236 MB/s
702GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 537 723 645 651 731 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 312
Write 170
Mixed 174
SusWrite 666
75% 330 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 26.3
71% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 540
DQ Mixed 115
154% 268 MB/s
461GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 111 15 15 17 14 MB/s
86% Excellent
Read 907
Write 936
Mixed 580
SusWrite 59.5
138% 621 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 24.7
91% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 667
DQ Mixed 58.5
148% 293 MB/s
893GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 588 877 857 857 860 MB/s
71.8% Very good
Read 176
Write 884
Mixed 234
SusWrite 820
122% 529 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 5
22% 7.6 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 8.3
56% 125 MB/s
719GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 509 727 632 666 732 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 325
Write 170
Mixed 175
SusWrite 660
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 13.8
55% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.7
DQ Write 33.5
DQ Mixed 19.9
18% 26.4 MB/s
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples3,433x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,672x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,728x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,366x
SSD
Array 2 959GBAmd-raidBench 116%, 90 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples706x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples348x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $752

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