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INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB

INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB
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Effective Speed +308% Effective Speed 308%Average Score +327% Read 320%, Write 307%, 4K Read 448%, 4K Write 91%, Mixed 394%, 4K Mixed 293%, SusWrite 436%Peak Score +345% Read 358%, Write 324%, 4K Read 512%, 4K Write 90%, Mixed 404%, 4K Mixed 319%, SusWrite 410%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +294% DQ Read 405%, DQ Write 325%, DQ Mixed 467%, ADQ Read 219%, ADQ Write 192%, ADQ Mixed 258%, Age 135%, AS-SSD Total 352%

Average Bench: 402% (12^th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe INTEL SSDPE21D280GA

Poor: 293%Average: 402% Great: 520%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB averaged 301.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 932MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 188MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB is 228%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 167MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,588MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)

Rank 12402%

Min	Avg	Max
1,065	Read 1,922	2,318
964	Write 1,650	2,056
1,059	Mixed 1,772	2,134
798	SusWrite 1,588	1,976
390% 1,733 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
50.9	4K Read 188	263
50.5	4K Write 167	233
50.8	4K Mixed 177	244
599% 177 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
95.6	DQ Read 1,041	1,852
78	DQ Write 845	1524
82	DQ Mixed 932	1,879
701% 939 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 14 months ago.

146GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1437 1675 1642 1713 1697 1696 MB/s

439% Outstanding

Write 1,800

Mixed 2,094

SusWrite 1,643

437% 1,945 MB/s

4K Read 203

4K Write 183

4K Mixed 188

646% 192 MB/s

DQ Read 1,158

DQ Write 1,039

DQ Mixed 1093

821% 1,097 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

261GB free

Firmware: E2010603 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 1228 1179 1241 1233 1255 MB/s

389% Outstanding

Write 964

Mixed 1,059

SusWrite 1,217

243% 1,076 MB/s

4K Read 176

4K Write 171

4K Mixed 219

638% 189 MB/s

DQ Read 1,604

DQ Write 1495

DQ Mixed 1,879

1,320% 1,660 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

116GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010603 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1303 1489 1567 1677 1668 1722 MB/s

374% Outstanding

Write 1,795

Mixed 1,964

SusWrite 1,571

420% 1,869 MB/s

4K Read 140

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 137

458% 137 MB/s

DQ Read 1,205

DQ Write 1,056

DQ Mixed 1,134

850% 1132 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1530 1689 1728 1667 1621 1637 MB/s

374% Outstanding

Write 1,814

Mixed 1,986

SusWrite 1,645

430% 1,913 MB/s

4K Read 135

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 134

441% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,149

DQ Write 988

DQ Mixed 1067

800% 1,068 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1563 1633 1517 1578 1545 1505 MB/s

360% Outstanding

Write 1,864

Mixed 2,008

SusWrite 1,557

427% 1,900 MB/s

4K Read 136

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 128

433% 128 MB/s

DQ Read 1,059

DQ Write 920

DQ Mixed 981

738% 987 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 months ago.

77GB free

Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 1212 1224 1235 1229 1244 MB/s

293% Outstanding

Write 1,164

Mixed 1265

SusWrite 1,216

282% 1,252 MB/s

4K Read 173

4K Write 86.3

4K Mixed 114

453% 124 MB/s

DQ Read 995

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 340

314% 508 MB/s

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	265x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	255x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	94x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	102x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	94x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	92x

SSD
INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GBNvmeBench 402%, 24 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	68x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	54x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	50x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $865

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB

Average Bench: 402% (12^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI

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INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB

Average Bench: 402% (12th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI

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Average Bench: 402% (12^th of 1072)