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Raid 5 Volume 2.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 73.8% (597th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 5 Volume
Poor: 44%Average: 73.8% Great: 104%

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Good average bench

The Intel Raid 5 Volume 2.5TB averaged 26.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 464MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 5 Volume 2.5TB is 60.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 5 Volume 2.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 14.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 59773.8%
Min Avg Max
409 Read 786 1,541
32.4 Write 156 270
101 Mixed 255 428
31.9 SusWrite 147 257
73.1% 336 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.8 4K Read 23.6 29.4
8.6 4K Write 14.9 18.9
8.6 4K Mixed 17.3 22
65.8% 18.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
349 DQ Read 464 687
61.5 DQ Write 140 209
126 DQ Mixed 216 294
182% 273 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 92 91 92 91 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 1,541
Write 86.3
Mixed 172
SusWrite 91.2
100% 473 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 16.6
62% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 399
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 169
148% 229 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 231 232 234 232 232 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 950
Write 256
Mixed 376
SusWrite 232
99% 454 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 21.4
75% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 560
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 294
240% 352 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 101 100 100 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 409
Write 112
Mixed 189
SusWrite 99.7
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 21.3
81% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 179
148% 219 MB/s
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 59 63 45 16 MB/s
50% Average
Read 515
Write 32.4
Mixed 101
SusWrite 45.7
37% 173 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 11.6
52% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 421
DQ Write 73.9
DQ Mixed 126
124% 207 MB/s
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 36 0.2 6.9 49 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 471
Write 56.6
Mixed 115
SusWrite 31.9
36% 169 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 8.6
47% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 65.5
DQ Mixed 128
115% 182 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,777,745 SSDs tested

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Typical Raid 5 Volume 2.5TB Builds (Compare 681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 64%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples286x
Core i7-4960XIntel  $1,189Bench 78%, 5,121 samples122x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples109x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples47x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples46x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples42x
SSD
Raid 5 Volume 2.5TBIntelBench 74%, 9 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples16x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples12x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 64%, 1,972 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 127% - Outstanding Total price: $222

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