Average Bench: 88.4% (30th of 1015)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: IBM ServeRAID M1015
Poor: 49%Average: 88.4% Great: 183%

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Very good average bench

The IBM ServeRAID M1015 998GB averaged just 11.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the IBM ServeRAID M1015 998GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.29MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.35MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the IBM ServeRAID M1015 998GB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the IBM ServeRAID M1015 998GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 51.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 91.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Min Avg Max
85.9 Read 240 621
12.4 Write 91.9 191
19.7 Mixed 92.7 303
11.3 SusWrite 51.5 123
87.7% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 4.35 23.5
0.3 4K Write 1.95 7.9
0.3 4K Mixed 2.29 11.4
472% 2.86 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
926GB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 75 80 71 78 86 MB/s
Read 600
Write 180
Mixed 303
SusWrite 80.4
217% 291 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 11.4
2,392% 14.3 MB/s
929GB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 4.5 4.9 8.6 4.4 43 MB/s
Read 621
Write 191
Mixed 202
SusWrite 11.3
189% 256 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 10.8
2,245% 13.3 MB/s
138GB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 99 98 93 103 94 MB/s
Read 192
Write 171
Mixed 39.6
SusWrite 96
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.7 MB/s
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 45 46 46 45 MB/s
Read 183
Write 40.7
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 43.9
56% 77 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 0.87 MB/s
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 32 32 32 32 MB/s
Read 184
Write 29.6
Mixed 31.1
SusWrite 31.6
50% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1
178% 1 MB/s
225GB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 28 27 29 28 29 MB/s
Read 142
Write 26.3
Mixed 35.9
SusWrite 27.4
42% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.6 MB/s
221GB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 28 27 26 27 MB/s
Read 127
Write 12.4
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 26
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.5 MB/s
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Typical ServeRAID M1015 998GB Builds (Compare 0 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

Motherboard: IBM Node 1, Processor Card

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