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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 79.2% (493rd of 1072)

Based on 95 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 44%Average: 79.2% Great: 110%

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Good average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 479GB averaged 20.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 479GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 134MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 386MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 479GB is 65.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 479GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 162MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 268MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 95 samples)
Rank 49379.2%
Min Avg Max
236 Read 542 898
168 Write 533 938
127 Mixed 412 618
97.9 SusWrite 268 588
98.4% 439 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.38 4K Read 22.1 23.2
11.8 4K Write 66.2 115
6.56 4K Mixed 21.8 32.2
96.4% 36.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
56.5 DQ Read 162 223
32.8 DQ Write 386 643
21.6 DQ Mixed 134 218
142% 227 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
409GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 192 171 166 218 229 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 612
Write 706
Mixed 229
SusWrite 239
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 20.2
4K Mixed 13.7
44% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 76.3
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 36
47% 82.4 MB/s
445GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 280 176 108 97 101 MB/s
47% Average
Read 384
Write 616
Mixed 466
SusWrite 175
93% 410 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 11.4
44% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 72.7
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 47.4
72% 130 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 157 107 84 68 65 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 393
Write 164
Mixed 278
SusWrite 107
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 16.4
61% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 86.7
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 50.3
56% 93.7 MB/s
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 70 78 71 76 72 MB/s
38% Below average
Read 411
Write 93.2
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 75.7
36% 168 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 10.6
42% 11.5 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 52.7
DQ Mixed 40.3
45% 77.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 182%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation 200%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $550

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,164x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples870x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples869x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples609x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples528x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples489x
SSD
Array 3 479GBAmd-raidBench 79%, 95 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples290x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples158x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,694

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