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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 269% (47th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Array 3
Poor: 90%Average: 269% Great: 356%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid Array 3 998GB averaged 169.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Array 3 998GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,774MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 380MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Array 3 998GB is 265%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Array 3 998GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 93.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 382MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 47269%
Min Avg Max
472 Read 2,464 3,952
508 Write 2,774 4,504
427 Mixed 1,955 2,942
105 SusWrite 1495 2,159
489% 2,172 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.3 4K Read 42.3 49.4
56.8 4K Write 93.1 150
40.3 4K Mixed 52.4 66.3
180% 62.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
136 DQ Read 674 1,021
102 DQ Write 382 1,103
171 DQ Mixed 380 971
322% 479 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
783GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4973 1228 992 1083 1162 1171 MB/s
381% Outstanding
Read 3,794
Write 5,147
Mixed 2,063
SusWrite 1,768
717% 3,193 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 68.5
254% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 914
DQ Write 1,026
DQ Mixed 935
714% 958 MB/s
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2584 2049 2014 1967 2023 2004 MB/s
356% Outstanding
Read 3,952
Write 3,117
Mixed 2,942
SusWrite 2,107
678% 3,029 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 49.4
168% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 643
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 197
190% 316 MB/s
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3567 1893 1898 1872 1859 1863 MB/s
352% Outstanding
Read 3,645
Write 3,869
Mixed 2,904
SusWrite 2,159
707% 3,144 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 48.1
160% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 1,021
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 225
250% 451 MB/s
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2741 2006 2052 2025 1984 1993 MB/s
341% Outstanding
Read 3,489
Write 3,918
Mixed 2708
SusWrite 2,134
689% 3,062 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 44.7
159% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 897
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 201
222% 400 MB/s
114GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 302 302 301 303 302 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 508
Mixed 427
SusWrite 322
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 40.3
132% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 171
150% 217 MB/s

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Gaming 181%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 279%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-TRX40 AORUS XTREME

CPU
Ryzen TR 3960XAMD  $1,350Bench 87%, 6,609 samples56x
Ryzen TR 3970XAMD  $1,900Bench 86%, 5,130 samples49x
Ryzen TR 3990XAMDBench 86%, 1,222 samples26x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples55x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples11x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples9x
SSD
Array 3 998GBAmd-raidBench 269%, 6 samples1x
RAM
9905734-003.A00G 4x31.8GBKingstonBench 200%, 43 samples10x
CMW256GX4M8E3200C16 8x31.9GBCorsairBench 144%, 120 samples5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 8x16GBG.SKILLBench 127%, 259 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $2,656

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