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Sata III 253GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 79.6% (490th of 1072)

Based on 1,829 user benchmarks.  Model: Intenso SSD Sata III
Poor: 57%Average: 79.6% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The Intenso Sata III 253GB averaged 20.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intenso Sata III 253GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 144MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intenso Sata III 253GB is 44.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intenso Sata III 253GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 239MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 264MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,829 samples)
Rank 49079.6%
Min Avg Max
353 Read 465 512
166 Write 282 421
81.4 Mixed 264 380
118 SusWrite 239 383
69.6% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.9 4K Read 25.3 33
30.9 4K Write 72.1 109
21.4 4K Mixed 34.3 46
120% 43.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
108 DQ Read 233 298
31.1 DQ Write 175 337
39.2 DQ Mixed 144 193
124% 184 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
223GB free
Firmware: Q0823B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 233 233 233 233 233 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 429
Mixed 384
SusWrite 253
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 46
163% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 97.1
137% 249 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0823B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 204 208 207 208 MB/s
83.2% Excellent
Read 375
Write 354
Mixed 330
SusWrite 201
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 43.5
148% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 95.6
106% 180 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1003B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 311 307 319 328 328 MB/s
74.7% Very good
Read 461
Write 404
Mixed 296
SusWrite 310
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 29.8
99% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 48.9
DQ Mixed 161
114% 150 MB/s
125GB free
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 259 264 263 266 264 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 485
Write 268
Mixed 277
SusWrite 262
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 27.1
90% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 42.2
DQ Mixed 159
110% 143 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 190 232 272 194 223 MB/s
67.3% Good
Read 427
Write 290
Mixed 269
SusWrite 220
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 23.9
80% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 181
159% 237 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: Q0303B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 154 144 96 106 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 498
Write 112
Mixed 220
SusWrite 138
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 25.5
92% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 68.7
DQ Mixed 176
130% 177 MB/s
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Typical Sata III 253GB Builds (Compare 1,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples91x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD  $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples81x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples135x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples66x
SSD
Sata III 253GBIntensoBench 80%, 1,829 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $359

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