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MR9240-8i 299GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 101% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: LSI MR9240-8i
Poor: 86%Average: 101% Great: 109%

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Outstanding average bench

The LSI MR9240-8i 299GB averaged 1.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the LSI MR9240-8i 299GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.25MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.41MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the LSI MR9240-8i 299GB is 22.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the LSI MR9240-8i 299GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 167MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 2101%
Min Avg Max
155 Read 183 222
146 Write 176 222
67 Mixed 128 233
139 SusWrite 167 185
121% 163 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.99 4K Read 1.42 2.23
2.73 4K Write 3.41 3.95
0.51 4K Mixed 1.25 2
261% 2.03 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 183 185 180 188 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 185
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 183
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.6
297% 2.13 MB/s
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 179 181 192 187 183 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 190
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 181
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.7
314% 2.23 MB/s
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 141 176 171 184 180 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 188
Mixed 92
SusWrite 170
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.6
301% 2.17 MB/s
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 168 161 172 190 187 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 188
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 172
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.6
303% 2.2 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 129 174 168 178 187 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 186
Mixed 91.1
SusWrite 168
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.6
303% 2.2 MB/s
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 186 187 185 180 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 166
Mixed 67
SusWrite 185
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.5
277% 2.03 MB/s
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 92 161 133 173 181 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 182
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 150
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.7
316% 2.27 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 124 124 138 125 124 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 166
Write 157
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 127
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.6
295% 2.07 MB/s
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Typical MR9240-8i 299GB Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
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System: Lenovo ThinkServer TS440

CPU
Xeon E3-1225 v3Intel  $170Bench 69%, 4,850 samples11x
Xeon E3-1245 v3Intel  $245Bench 71%, 2,834 samples2x
Xeon E3-1246 v3Intel  $200Bench 73%, 2,511 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples2x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples2x
GTX 550-TiNvidia  $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples1x
SSD
MX500 250GBCrucial  $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples2x
Blue 250GBWD  $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples1x
SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 83%, 2,088 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples2x
HMT451U7BFR8A-PB HMT451U7BFR8A-PB HMT451U7AFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 39%, 5 samples2x
18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 4x8GBMicronBench 63%, 323 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $269

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