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PERC 6/i 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 77.2% (530th of 1071)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC 6/i
Poor: 56%Average: 77.2% Great: 104%

Good average bench

The Dell PERC 6/i 6TB averaged 22.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dell PERC 6/i 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 116MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC 6/i 6TB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Dell PERC 6/i 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 98.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 29.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 53077.2%
Min Avg Max
468 Read 557 610
212 Write 331 512
37.9 Mixed 442 554
20.5 SusWrite 98.4 302
79.3% 357 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 42.6 68.3
13.6 4K Write 29.6 50.8
4.63 4K Mixed 28.8 42.9
117% 33.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.92 DQ Read 148 181
13.5 DQ Write 120 163
3.3 DQ Mixed 116 165
91.5% 128 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 31 31 30 31 31 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 610
Write 229
Mixed 501
SusWrite 29.8
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 42.9
146% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 143
105% 138 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 60 38 40 60 39 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 592
Write 260
Mixed 490
SusWrite 46.5
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 37.4
132% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 143
108% 145 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 22 20 21 20 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 561
Write 288
Mixed 492
SusWrite 20.5
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 36.6
136% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 138
104% 139 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 44 44 44 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 559
Write 248
Mixed 464
SusWrite 44.2
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 32.8
112% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 159
119% 158 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 300 298 305 286 299 MB/s
62% Good
Read 498
Write 298
Mixed 436
SusWrite 302
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 17.3
58% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 126
96% 128 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 22 30 30 33 34 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 538
Write 212
Mixed 456
SusWrite 30.4
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 22.9
84% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 159
120% 161 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 41 44 43 42 42 MB/s
43.6% Average
Read 468
Write 259
Mixed 383
SusWrite 43.2
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 13.1
48% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 160
122% 165 MB/s
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