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Raid 0 Volume 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 164% (139th of 1071)

Based on 52 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume
Poor: 86%Average: 164% Great: 216%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB averaged 63.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 356MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,265MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 52 samples)
Rank 139164%
Min Avg Max
474 Read 1,265 2,064
172 Write 890 1,737
131 Mixed 560 1,435
183 SusWrite 857 1,660
199% 893 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 27.4 39.9
24.4 4K Write 87.7 234
6.67 4K Mixed 31.9 57.3
129% 49 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.6 DQ Read 437 855
46.4 DQ Write 489 851
38.3 DQ Mixed 356 767
298% 427 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 875 870 863 867 861 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 974
Mixed 570
SusWrite 875
197% 879 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 36.8
118% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 722
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 598
483% 681 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 760 760 770 772 759 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 754
Write 816
Mixed 482
SusWrite 762
158% 703 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 28.7
106% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 408
421% 685 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 452 469 384 404 366 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 1,188
Write 590
Mixed 506
SusWrite 402
148% 671 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 27.7
102% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 369
286% 389 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 436 521 473 535 468 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 692
Write 386
Mixed 247
SusWrite 468
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 11.8
43% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 117
88% 119 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 610 538 597 470 536 289 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 459
Write 707
Mixed 236
SusWrite 507
108% 477 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 14.6
50% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 136
106% 146 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 205 48 89 220 176 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 595
Write 193
Mixed 201
SusWrite 202
65% 298 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 15.6
66% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 42.1
DQ Write 48.9
DQ Mixed 49.2
36% 46.7 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 45 18 24 301 141 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 652
Write 233
Mixed 224
SusWrite 171
70% 320 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 14.5
64% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 44.6
DQ Write 48.3
DQ Mixed 45.5
34% 46.1 MB/s
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Gaming 111%
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Desktop 93%
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Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples2,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples299x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples253x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples688x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples337x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples229x
SSD
Raid 0 Volume 3TBIntelBench 164%, 52 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples112x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,041

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