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PERC S100/S300 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 47.9% (336th of 1015)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: DELL PERC S100/S300
Poor: 12%Average: 47.9% Great: 72%

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Below average average bench

The Dell PERC S100/S300 1TB averaged 52.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.92MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell PERC S100/S300 1TB is 60.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Dell PERC S100/S300 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 60.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 33647.9%
Min Avg Max
7.2 Read 103 163
10.3 Write 73.1 179
6.5 Mixed 57.6 115
14.4 SusWrite 60.4 93.5
54.2% 73.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 0.81 1.3
0.3 4K Write 1.92 3
0.1 4K Mixed 0.81 1.6
159% 1.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 92 91 91 90 94 MB/s
67% Good
Read 140
Write 108
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 93.5
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.3
238% 1.57 MB/s
911GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 85 86 88 86 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 140
Write 80.8
Mixed 36
SusWrite 87.2
62% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
196% 1.57 MB/s
912GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 86 88 88 88 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 138
Write 89.2
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 87.7
64% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.63 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 54 52 37 44 45 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 129
Write 18.9
Mixed 70.4
SusWrite 48.6
50% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.1
198% 1.27 MB/s
603GB free
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 49 48 51 47 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 119
Write 54.6
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 49.2
51% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
685GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 54 56 47 58 56 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 93.7
Write 63.9
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 53.2
48% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 70 71 72 48 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 71.8
Write 75.8
Mixed 49
SusWrite 67
48% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
562GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 5.8 32 50 50 43 MB/s
36.3% Below average
Read 94.4
Write 61.6
Mixed 46.7
SusWrite 31.5
43% 58.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,341,703 HDDs tested

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Typical PERC S100/S300 1TB Builds (Compare 64 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge T110 II

CPU
Xeon E3-1220 V2Intel  $305Bench 69%, 3,748 samples21x
Xeon E31220Intel  $305Bench 68%, 2,507 samples16x
Xeon E3-1240 V2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 4,997 samples9x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples7x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples5x
Radeon HD 5400ATIBench 1%, 10,400 samples4x
SSD
TEAML5Lite3D240G 240GBBench 96%, 6,836 samples3x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples3x
RAM
HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 55%, 367 samples6x
M391B5773CH0-CH9 4x2GBUnknownBench 41%, 28 samples3x
M391B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 27 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $364

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