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SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 70.2% (664th of 1072)

Based on 1,243 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB
Poor: 51%Average: 70.2% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Intel SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB averaged 29.8% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB is 36.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 209MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,243 samples)
Rank 66470.2%
Min Avg Max
282 Read 341 416
182 Write 268 320
228 Mixed 273 313
116 SusWrite 209 289
61.2% 273 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10 4K Read 23 34
30.8 4K Write 62.5 98.5
13.6 4K Mixed 29.3 44
106% 38.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
213 DQ Read 275 296
163 DQ Write 231 268
130 DQ Mixed 162 179
146% 223 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 65 103 134 74 59 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 335
Write 272
Mixed 297
SusWrite 94.4
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 33.8
115% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 160
146% 225 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 172 157 206 186 138 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 304
Write 286
Mixed 294
SusWrite 177
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 30.2
101% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 159
140% 211 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 180 171 190 138 152 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 294
Write 243
Mixed 225
SusWrite 175
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 13.7
50% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 162
148% 228 MB/s
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Typical SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: Dell Latitude E7470

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples1,744x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples1,367x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples105x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples3,217x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples72x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1x
SSD
SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GBIntelBench 70%, 1,243 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples493x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples343x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GBMicronBench 39%, 4,454 samples289x
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