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INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 194% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 47 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L
Poor: 113%Average: 194% Great: 259%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB averaged 93.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,811MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB is 146%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 287MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 767MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 47 samples)
Rank 102194%
Min Avg Max
649 Read 1,811 4,056
69.1 Write 827 1,143
18.2 Mixed 767 1,125
54 SusWrite 287 344
203% 923 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 70.1 897
4.2 4K Write 124 229
8.4 4K Mixed 67.6 104
258% 87.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
345 DQ Read 664 830
75.3 DQ Write 474 957
115 DQ Mixed 374 649
332% 504 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L14P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 273 273 280 283 284 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 686
Mixed 701
SusWrite 289
169% 766 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 50.7
185% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 742
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 330
267% 397 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L14P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 270 270 272 274 272 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,568
Write 556
Mixed 430
SusWrite 288
155% 710 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 41.9
138% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 635
DQ Write 421
DQ Mixed 544
401% 533 MB/s
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Typical INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB Builds (Compare 2,906 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 202%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z590-F GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples956x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples561x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples153x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples323x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples321x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples308x
SSD
INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GBNvmeBench 194%, 47 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples70x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples56x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples54x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,025

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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