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SSDSCKKF256H6L 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 63% (767th of 1072)

Based on 859 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSCKKF256H6L
Poor: 44%Average: 63% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSCKKF256H6L 256GB averaged 36.9% 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 168MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSCKKF256H6L 256GB is 37.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSCKKF256H6L 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 256MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 859 samples)
Rank 76763%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 395 477
108 Write 256 420
147 Mixed 268 390
90.5 SusWrite 117 131
57.6% 259 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.32 4K Read 19.4 29.3
24.6 4K Write 59.5 94.4
12.7 4K Mixed 28.5 42.9
97.5% 35.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
169 DQ Read 254 271
83.6 DQ Write 190 310
79.8 DQ Mixed 168 222
140% 204 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 127 101 105 105 105 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 441
Write 179
Mixed 217
SusWrite 125
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 38.1
126% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 116
112% 179 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 113 105 107 104 91 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 426
Write 308
Mixed 382
SusWrite 122
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 34.1
117% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 217
172% 240 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 136 102 103 104 103 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 441
Write 174
Mixed 210
SusWrite 121
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 35.5
108% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 219
155% 201 MB/s
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL10P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 109 104 104 106 111 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 448
Write 200
Mixed 202
SusWrite 121
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 29.5
99% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 180
142% 200 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL12P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 140 102 102 102 104 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 374
Write 141
Mixed 194
SusWrite 123
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 28.9
83% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 200
162% 230 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL17P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 128 106 106 107 92 MB/s
51.6% Above average
Read 395
Write 183
Mixed 221
SusWrite 119
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 22.9
63% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 116
104% 163 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFL17P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 118 112 87 96 97 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 288
Write 53.5
Mixed 257
SusWrite 102
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 22.6
69% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 129
110% 165 MB/s
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Typical SSDSCKKF256H6L 256GB Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Lenovo 20F9005CMD

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples9x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples9x
SSD
SSDSCKKF256H6L 256GBIntelBench 63%, 859 samples4x
RAM
M471A5143EB0-CPB 8GBSamsungBench 60%, 936 samples3x
CT16G4SFD824A.C16FDD 20GBUnknownBench 46%, 33 samples1x
M471A5143DB0-CPB 8GBSamsungBench 64%, 372 samples1x
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