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PERC 6/i 299GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 74.7% (583rd of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC 6/i
Poor: 47%Average: 74.7% Great: 93%

Good average bench

The Dell PERC 6/i 299GB averaged 25.2% 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 Random Read Speed 43.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC 6/i 299GB is 46.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Dell PERC 6/i 299GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 31.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 58374.7%
Min Avg Max
331 Read 524 607
47.8 Write 221 466
258 Mixed 433 571
2.3 SusWrite 122 191
72.2% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.1 4K Read 43.2 75.6
13.4 4K Write 31.1 54.4
15.9 4K Mixed 33.3 54.6
125% 35.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
49.2 DQ Read 147 219
18.8 DQ Write 114 197
11.7 DQ Mixed 109 202
87.1% 123 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 191 191 191 192 191 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 553
Write 200
Mixed 472
SusWrite 178
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 39.6
152% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 133
100% 134 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 122 107 111 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 554
Write 281
Mixed 410
SusWrite 116
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 40.5
139% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 131
100% 134 MB/s
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 120 120 120 120 119 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 440
Write 150
Mixed 366
SusWrite 115
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 13.4
4K Mixed 15.9
55% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 58.2
58% 95.6 MB/s
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 110 139 135 139 138 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 331
Write 134
Mixed 288
SusWrite 112
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 16.3
62% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 99.3
DQ Mixed 101
77% 105 MB/s
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