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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 169% (134th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 2
Poor: 49%Average: 169% Great: 497%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 2 16TB averaged 68.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 2 16TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 352MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,460MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 2 16TB is 447%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 2 16TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 134169%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 856 1,964
242 Write 1,460 5,664
134 Mixed 771 2,065
261 SusWrite 1,368 5,340
253% 1,114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.1 4K Read 19.4 31.6
8.4 4K Write 95.2 183
1.5 4K Mixed 26.6 46.9
114% 47.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4 DQ Read 309 1,234
7.3 DQ Write 436 1,195
4.4 DQ Mixed 352 1,308
272% 366 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5541 5250 4742 5237 5456 5430 MB/s
512% Outstanding
Read 1,964
Write 5,604
Mixed 2,065
SusWrite 5276
852% 3,727 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 43.7
192% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,234
DQ Write 1,180
DQ Mixed 1,308
954% 1,241 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 1011 1013 1013 1012 1009 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 768
Write 975
Mixed 772
SusWrite 1,011
200% 882 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 45.3
197% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 601
DQ Mixed 288
262% 389 MB/s
86GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 423 318 317 317 318 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 942
Write 1,015
Mixed 785
SusWrite 435
178% 794 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 41.4
174% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 683
DQ Mixed 330
291% 420 MB/s
15TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 369 377 350 364 353 MB/s
50.3% Above average
Read 454
Write 353
Mixed 189
SusWrite 360
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 8.4
4K Mixed 7.3
32% 9.23 MB/s
DQ Read 16.3
DQ Write 7.3
DQ Mixed 5.7
6% 9.77 MB/s
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Gaming 142%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550I GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C92)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples198x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples93x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples92x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples69x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples46x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples42x
SSD
Array 2 16TBAmd-raidBench 169%, 20 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples22x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $669

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