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PERC 5/i 159GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 80.4% (488th of 1080)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC 5/i
Poor: 70%Average: 80.4% Great: 88%

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Very good average bench

The Dell PERC 5/i 159GB averaged just 19.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dell PERC 5/i 159GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 50MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC 5/i 159GB is just 17.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Dell PERC 5/i 159GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 48880.4%
Min Avg Max
460 Read 552 605
37.5 Write 374 514
515 Mixed 543 559
56.2 SusWrite 122 160
88.8% 398 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.2 4K Read 50 55.9
22.6 4K Write 37.9 44.5
32.2 4K Mixed 42.2 48
150% 43.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
96.4 DQ Read 111 129
66.7 DQ Write 92.8 114
111 DQ Mixed 117 127
83.4% 107 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 157 162 165 122 170 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 575
Write 502
Mixed 559
SusWrite 144
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 48
166% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 97.2
DQ Write 93.6
DQ Mixed 111
79% 101 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 171 145 165 158 169 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 554
Write 514
Mixed 541
SusWrite 160
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 45.8
159% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 96.4
DQ Write 90.2
DQ Mixed 111
79% 99.3 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 144 149 150 155 165 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 470
Write 536
Mixed 570
SusWrite 144
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 47.4
165% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 96.5
DQ Write 95.6
DQ Mixed 111
79% 101 MB/s
41GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 165 156 157 155 165 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 605
Write 486
Mixed 543
SusWrite 156
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 32.2
138% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 79.6
DQ Mixed 127
87% 108 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision WorkStation 490

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X53651stBench 44%, 504 samples9x
CPU: Intel Xeon E53451stBench 41%, 462 samples8x
CPU: Intel Xeon 51301stBench 37%, 237 samples6x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples6x
Quadro FX 3500NvidiaBench 1%, 426 samples5x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples5x
SSD
PERC 5/i 159GBDellBench 80%, 6 samples1x
RAM
8x4GBUnknownBench 90%, 5,222 samples24x
8x2GBUnknownBench 114%, 8,850 samples10x
8x1GBUnknownBench 98%, 1,329 samples8x
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