Average Bench: 79.1% (497th of 1072)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC 6/i
Poor: 52%Average: 79.1% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Dell PERC 6/i 599GB averaged 20.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dell PERC 6/i 599GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC 6/i 599GB is 51.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Dell PERC 6/i 599GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 29.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Min Avg Max
340 Read 536 595
204 Write 303 493
246 Mixed 443 554
53.4 SusWrite 219 350
83.7% 375 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 42 65.9
9.5 4K Write 29.6 48.5
13.7 4K Mixed 30.6 49.4
119% 34.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.3 DQ Read 147 186
41.5 DQ Write 124 163
13.1 DQ Mixed 117 170
92.8% 129 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
558GB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 138 138 136 134 133 MB/s
Read 555
Write 245
Mixed 412
SusWrite 135
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 45.7
157% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 166
125% 167 MB/s
527GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 357 350 338 327 333 MB/s
Read 470
Write 350
Mixed 448
SusWrite 340
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 29.3
4K Mixed 31
105% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 133
101% 135 MB/s
517GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 348 333 342 341 335 MB/s
Read 485
Write 342
Mixed 412
SusWrite 340
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 14.5
81% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 145
110% 147 MB/s
509GB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 107 112 109 113 114 MB/s
Read 405
Write 269
Mixed 328
SusWrite 107
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 21.7
76% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 126
96% 129 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,814,509 SSDs tested

Typical PERC 6/i 599GB Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge R610

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