Average Bench: 55.7% (844th of 1071)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: VMware Virtual disk
Poor: 48%Average: 55.7% Great: 68%

Average average bench

The Vmware Virtual disk 698GB averaged 44.2% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 182MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 300MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Vmware Virtual disk 698GB is just 19.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Vmware Virtual disk 698GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 12.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Min Avg Max
394 Read 466 596
171 Write 278 382
286 Mixed 356 503
118 SusWrite 189 384
71.8% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 17.3 21.6
9.3 4K Write 12.9 17.4
6.9 4K Mixed 13.3 18.1
50.1% 14.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
133 DQ Read 300 416
54.4 DQ Write 163 229
90.5 DQ Mixed 182 264
149% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
521GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 256 260 257 170 170 MB/s
Read 596
Write 171
Mixed 346
SusWrite 229
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 17.4
4K Mixed 18.1
64% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 416
DQ Write 54.4
DQ Mixed 90.5
103% 187 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 393 380 397 397 410 MB/s
Read 487
Write 300
Mixed 286
SusWrite 384
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 6.9
29% 8.83 MB/s
DQ Read 400
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 184
160% 245 MB/s
401GB free
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 129 132 134 136 MB/s
Read 429
Write 236
Mixed 322
SusWrite 132
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 13.9
4K Mixed 14.3
51% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 264
193% 253 MB/s
99GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 116 113 128 111 114 MB/s
Read 450
Write 249
Mixed 330
SusWrite 118
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 15.3
61% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 142
119% 168 MB/s
263GB free
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 149 153 148 157 MB/s
Read 394
Write 327
Mixed 350
SusWrite 151
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 13.7
53% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 213
158% 211 MB/s
118GB free
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 116 122 127 116 MB/s
Read 438
Write 382
Mixed 503
SusWrite 120
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 11.7
42% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 200
159% 226 MB/s

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