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PERC 6/i 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 89.6% (335th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC 6/i
Poor: 71%Average: 89.6% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The Dell PERC 6/i 5TB averaged just 10.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dell PERC 6/i 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC 6/i 5TB is 40.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Dell PERC 6/i 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 236MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 33589.6%
Min Avg Max
505 Read 562 607
191 Write 336 468
413 Mixed 490 558
102 SusWrite 236 375
90.7% 406 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.9 4K Read 46.4 58.6
29.7 4K Write 39.3 52.4
18.6 4K Mixed 37.8 47.1
140% 41.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.5 DQ Read 130 171
126 DQ Write 140 155
20.7 DQ Mixed 98.9 160
84.3% 123 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 285 306 304 314 306 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 599
Write 290
Mixed 488
SusWrite 301
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 47.1
162% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 87.5
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 107
83% 111 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 211 232 233 235 235 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 559
Write 191
Mixed 496
SusWrite 232
82% 370 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 42.6
143% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 138
103% 135 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 375 374 376 376 377 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 505
Write 352
Mixed 485
SusWrite 375
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 32
110% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 160
121% 162 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 101 102 103 101 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 535
Write 331
Mixed 455
SusWrite 102
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 46.5
160% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 75
69% 106 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 155 142 160 265 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 531
Write 270
Mixed 413
SusWrite 172
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 32.2
107% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 125
95% 127 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,884,299 SSDs tested

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Typical PERC 6/i 5TB Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A88-V EVO

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples13x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples11x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples9x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples9x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples6x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples6x
SSD
PERC 6/i 5TBDellBench 90%, 7 samples1x
RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples27x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples22x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $189

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