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Raid 1 Volume 429GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 117% (194th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume
Poor: 81%Average: 117% Great: 135%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 429GB averaged 16.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 1 Volume 429GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 315MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,111MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 429GB is 53.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 429GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 240MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 64.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 194117%
Min Avg Max
646 Read 1,111 1,448
202 Write 450 550
329 Mixed 462 573
133 SusWrite 240 315
124% 566 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.9 4K Read 34.7 40.4
43.2 4K Write 64.8 77.4
28.8 4K Mixed 41.1 48.3
139% 46.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.7 DQ Read 396 549
102 DQ Write 245 339
58.4 DQ Mixed 315 439
236% 319 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 217 213 224 213 218 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 1,384
Write 533
Mixed 511
SusWrite 236
146% 666 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 45.7
154% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 509
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 414
301% 398 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 279 255 227 227 218 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 1,055
Write 550
Mixed 573
SusWrite 246
134% 606 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 48.3
160% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 549
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 439
320% 424 MB/s
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 309 200 215 213 212 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,448
Write 526
Mixed 514
SusWrite 243
149% 683 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 48.2
152% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.7
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 58.4
49% 68.7 MB/s
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 377 340 299 232 284 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 1,368
Write 462
Mixed 461
SusWrite 315
143% 652 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 33.5
112% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 296
225% 306 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 263 271 262 272 267 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 768
Write 428
Mixed 383
SusWrite 266
102% 462 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 42.2
146% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 544
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 378
299% 420 MB/s
399GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 222 129 77 77 77 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 646
Write 202
Mixed 329
SusWrite 133
72% 328 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 28.8
114% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 308
225% 296 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 86%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-S

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples211x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples81x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples41x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples52x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples32x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples26x
SSD
Raid 1 Volume 429GBIntelBench 117%, 6 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples38x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GBCorsairBench 89%, 2,538 samples15x
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial  $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $730

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