Intel

SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB

SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -32%Read -26%, Write -47%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite -40%Peak Score -28%Read -17%, Write -49%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -33%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -32%, DQ Mixed -83%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -26%, ADQ Mixed -63%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 76.4% (545^th of 1072)

Based on 673 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB

Poor: 56%Average: 76.4% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB averaged 23.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 160MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 212MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 275MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 673 samples)

Rank 54576.4%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 363	432
183	Write 275	325
227	Mixed 285	319
110	SusWrite 212	291
63.6% 284 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 27.7	35.5
26.7	4K Write 69.7	107
18.3	4K Mixed 34.1	45.4
123% 43.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
189	DQ Read 272	298
121	DQ Write 229	271
97.8	DQ Mixed 160	181
144% 220 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

126GB free

Firmware: LB1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 213 253 246 245 267 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 309

Mixed 321

SusWrite 246

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 45.7

164% 60.3 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 174

161% 248 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

126GB free

Firmware: LB1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 241 249 234 256 235 MB/s

90% Excellent

Write 327

Mixed 299

SusWrite 243

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 95.5

4K Mixed 41.3

151% 56.1 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 185

166% 250 MB/s

USA-User, 27 days ago.

100GB free

Firmware: LB7i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 238 254 253 226 238 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 308

Mixed 338

SusWrite 240

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 61.2

4K Mixed 28.1

107% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 165

147% 222 MB/s

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Dell Precision 7510

CPU
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	1,634x
Core i7-6920HQIntelBench 70%, 3,282 samples	311x
Xeon E3-1535M v5IntelBench 69%, 1,588 samples	222x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,315x
Quadro M2000MNvidiaBench 16%, 5,864 samples	504x
Quadro M1000MNvidiaBench 13%, 6,377 samples	291x

SSD
SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GBIntelBench 76%, 673 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	344x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 2x8GBMicronBench 71%, 5,035 samples	261x
HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GBHynixBench 69%, 5,073 samples	155x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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

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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

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