Average Bench: 77.5% (529th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: IBM ServeRAID M5014
Poor: 62%Average: 77.5% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The IBM ServeRAID M5014 478GB averaged 22.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the IBM ServeRAID M5014 478GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 139MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 600MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the IBM ServeRAID M5014 478GB is 38.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the IBM ServeRAID M5014 478GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 28.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Min Avg Max
306 Read 600 1,170
220 Write 471 760
261 Mixed 442 676
134 SusWrite 183 260
94.7% 424 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.47 4K Read 20.2 67.8
9 4K Write 28.8 41.7
14.6 4K Mixed 20.7 25.6
72.3% 23.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
134 DQ Read 230 300
7.9 DQ Write 176 282
26.9 DQ Mixed 139 281
121% 182 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
201GB free
Firmware: 2.13
Read 800
Write 760
Mixed 676
166% 745 MB/s
4K Read 8.47
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 14.6
44% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 74.7
87% 150 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 204 23 112 101 126 MB/s
Read 1,170
Write 220
Mixed 319
SusWrite 135
100% 461 MB/s
4K Read 67.8
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 20.9
134% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 7.9
DQ Mixed 26.9
46% 96.7 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 259 264 264 263 260 MB/s
Read 307
Write 327
Mixed 299
SusWrite 260
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 25.6
77% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 193
165% 241 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 168 98 97 98 MB/s
Read 546
Write 478
Mixed 444
SusWrite 141
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 22
70% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 255
193% 258 MB/s
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 151 148 129 94 95 MB/s
Read 519
Write 440
Mixed 406
SusWrite 134
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 22
70% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 281
214% 288 MB/s
173GB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 250 251 247 237 244 MB/s
Read 306
Write 317
Mixed 261
SusWrite 245
64% 282 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 25.3
74% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 182
158% 232 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,778,608 SSDs tested

Typical ServeRAID M5014 478GB Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: IBM 69Y4438

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