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VIRTUAL DISK 640GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 88.4% (30th of 1015)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: Dell VIRTUAL DISK
Poor: 41%Average: 88.4% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The Dell VIRTUAL DISK 640GB averaged just 11.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Dell VIRTUAL DISK 640GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.02MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.24MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dell VIRTUAL DISK 640GB is 74.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Dell VIRTUAL DISK 640GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.71MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 3088.4%
Min Avg Max
75.4 Read 167 220
67.1 Write 159 206
65.3 Mixed 79.7 92.6
73.7 SusWrite 151 203
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.71 0.8
2.4 4K Write 3.24 4.1
0.39 4K Mixed 1.02 1.2
204% 1.66 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
568GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 171 220 218 209 159 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 220
Write 206
Mixed 72
SusWrite 182
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.33 MB/s
594GB free
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 206 209 209 208 210 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 191
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 203
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.87 MB/s
546GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 170 187 199 190 197 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 184
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 182
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.73 MB/s
593GB free
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 189 207 207 208 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 169
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 195
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 2.03 MB/s
550GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 56 109 114 117 162 MB/s
86.6% Excellent
Read 191
Write 178
Mixed 73
SusWrite 110
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.7 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 93 111 114 117 114 MB/s
70.3% Very good
Read 134
Write 112
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 110
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.67 MB/s
594GB free
Firmware: 1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 53 54 76 88 126 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 140
Write 168
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 73.7
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.73 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 42%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: Dell Precision WorkStation 690

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E53451stBench 41%, 462 samples8x
CPU: Intel Xeon 51601stBench 43%, 632 samples6x
CPU: Intel Xeon X53551stBench 42%, 426 samples5x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples9x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples6x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples5x
SSD
256GB 256GBHs256eBench 63%, 119 samples3x
CS900 240GBPNY  $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples2x
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples2x
RAM
8x4GBUnknownBench 90%, 5,222 samples16x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples8x
8x2GBUnknownBench 114%, 8,850 samples7x
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