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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 214% (87th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 36%Average: 214% Great: 388%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 8TB averaged 113.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 372MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,938MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB is 352%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)
Rank 87214%
Min Avg Max
47.8 Read 1,291 2,771
77.7 Write 1,584 4,602
102 Mixed 1,074 2,563
178 SusWrite 1,938 4,840
333% 1,472 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.6 4K Read 23.9 47.5
8.11 4K Write 90.1 230
0.4 4K Mixed 29.8 72
122% 48 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.9 DQ Read 425 1,096
6.13 DQ Write 500 1,071
0.88 DQ Mixed 372 953
306% 432 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2183 2535 2401 2220 2466 2446 MB/s
308% Outstanding
Read 2,289
Write 2,801
Mixed 1,872
SusWrite 2,375
527% 2,335 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 43.6
137% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 636
482% 647 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1616 1579 1607 1623 1593 1564 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,623
Write 1,607
Mixed 1027
SusWrite 1597
329% 1,463 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 33
163% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 413
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 502
405% 557 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1616 1602 1603 1610 1616 1586 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 1,545
Mixed 995
SusWrite 1,606
323% 1,435 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 32.8
164% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 759
DQ Mixed 503
406% 560 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1605 1575 1613 1593 1613 1620 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 1,553
Write 1,578
Mixed 984
SusWrite 1,603
322% 1,430 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 31.7
161% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 805
DQ Mixed 491
404% 562 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 1593 1638 1596 1597 1615 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,470
Write 1,659
Mixed 1,013
SusWrite 1,606
324% 1,437 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 32.2
161% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 516
416% 574 MB/s
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Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 120%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME - $29

CPU
Ryzen TR 1950XAMD  $225Bench 77%, 23,641 samples247x
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD  $1,075Bench 81%, 10,169 samples71x
Ryzen TR 2990WXAMD  $790Bench 79%, 3,658 samples35x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples97x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples33x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples27x
SSD
Array 2 8TBAmd-raidBench 214%, 41 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 6,151 samples17x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples17x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 109%, 1,628 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $739

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