Average Bench: 70.2% (664th of 1072)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC 6/i
Poor: 55%Average: 70.2% Great: 84%

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Good average bench

The Dell PERC 6/i 250GB averaged 29.8% 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 37.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 118MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC 6/i 250GB is 28.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Dell PERC 6/i 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 26.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Min Avg Max
474 Read 537 606
101 Write 202 414
287 Mixed 426 478
40.1 SusWrite 91.5 129
69.5% 314 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.4 4K Read 37.6 56.3
16.6 4K Write 26.9 39.5
13.2 4K Mixed 28.9 45.7
108% 31.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
91.3 DQ Read 147 177
77.2 DQ Write 127 150
53.8 DQ Mixed 118 160
93.6% 131 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 128 93 63 62 61 MB/s
Read 532
Write 176
Mixed 478
SusWrite 90.5
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 43.9
162% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 157
118% 158 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 74 70 67 66 79 MB/s
Read 593
Write 106
Mixed 394
SusWrite 74.1
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 45.7
152% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 133
101% 136 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 115 110 110 110 109 MB/s
Read 570
Write 168
Mixed 475
SusWrite 92.3
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 40.3
139% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 91.3
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 88
74% 105 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 103 101 100 MB/s
Read 540
Write 134
Mixed 411
SusWrite 102
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 25.8
115% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 132
102% 138 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 128 128 128 128 MB/s
Read 536
Write 164
Mixed 457
SusWrite 129
71% 321 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 28.9
98% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 68.1
71% 115 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,805,065 SSDs tested

Typical PERC 6/i 250GB Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge T610

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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