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SSDSC2KF256H6L 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 65.4% (737th of 1072)

Based on 1,250 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KF256H6L
Poor: 45%Average: 65.4% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KF256H6L 256GB averaged 34.5% 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 173MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KF256H6L 256GB is 41.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KF256H6L 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 284MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,250 samples)
Rank 73765.4%
Min Avg Max
317 Read 410 486
111 Write 284 433
157 Mixed 284 399
96.2 SusWrite 117 131
61% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.34 4K Read 21.1 30.7
26.5 4K Write 61.8 101
13.3 4K Mixed 30.1 45.5
103% 37.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
181 DQ Read 255 275
90.8 DQ Write 189 313
78 DQ Mixed 173 228
143% 205 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL16P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 141 102 89 59 61 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 435
Write 419
Mixed 366
SusWrite 101
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 36.4
123% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 231
185% 258 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 127 102 101 97 99 MB/s
65% Good
Read 441
Write 138
Mixed 300
SusWrite 120
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 32.1
102% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 117
105% 160 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL16P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 121 106 104 105 104 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 406
Write 111
Mixed 271
SusWrite 125
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 23.5
84% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 105
105% 173 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 89 90 88 77 MB/s
52.3% Above average
Read 417
Write 343
Mixed 235
SusWrite 100
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 20.1
71% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 101
93% 147 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL16P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 131 105 106 106 105 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 394
Write 145
Mixed 331
SusWrite 125
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 16
65% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 218
158% 206 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 114 101 94 79 97 MB/s
40% Below average
Read 302
Write 154
Mixed 114
SusWrite 105
37% 169 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 15.7
41% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 139
115% 168 MB/s
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Typical SSDSC2KF256H6L 256GB Builds (Compare 475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples209x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples48x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples30x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples33x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples30x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples24x
SSD
SSDSC2KF256H6L 256GBIntelBench 65%, 1,250 samples1x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples71x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples65x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $290

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