RAID 0 vs RAID 10 performance comparison

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Greetings All,

I have a specific query regarding a RAID setup on my new computer build. (I'll list the hardware below for reference.) I'm putting together a serious machine which will mostly be used for gaming and the occasional photo editing. Money isn't really a problem so lets take that out of the equation.

I am trying to get the most performance I can out of the Samsung 850 EVO SSD's by RAID'ing them together. My plan WAS to use RAID 0 to maximize the read/write speeds but I didn't like fact that if one SSD dies, for whatever reason, I've got to start from scratch. So, I'm now considering using RAID 10. I don't have a problem buying more SSD's to make it work but I'm curious if I will be able to get the same read/write results out of RAID 10 as I would out of RAID 0. Has anyone tried this or done any benchmarks? Any help or input would be appreciated.

Computer setup:
ASRock X99 Extreme11
Intel Core i7-5930K
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) 1.2V @ 2400 MHz (CMD32GX4M4A2400C14)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G (3-way SLI)
Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB (how ever many I need)
 
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I believe raid 0 is slightly faster (we could only tell a second or two) However raid 10 provides a backup just in case.

So performance wise raid 0 is slightly faster, but if you have the money and want to keep your data really safe. Raid 10 is a good way to go (since you said money is not a problem)

-good luck

edit: raid 0 is faster (verses a well set up raid 10) however between them is in a margin of error
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I believe raid 0 is slightly faster (we could only tell a second or two) However raid 10 provides a backup just in case.

So performance wise raid 0 is slightly faster, but if you have the money and want to keep your data really safe. Raid 10 is a good way to go (since you said money is not a problem)

-good luck

edit: raid 0 is faster (verses a well set up raid 10) however between them is in a margin of error
 
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Thanks Anonymouselite5. I'm going to try and do some benchmarks in the next month or two. Depending on the numbers and depending on what I can determine while using it, I may spend the extra money and go with the Raid 10 just to be on the safe side. If there is a noticeable difference I'll likely stick with Raid 0 since speed is what I"m looking for. Until NVMe equipment is available, this is the only bandwidth solution I have.
 
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