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HBRPEKNL0203A 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 240% (64th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL HBRPEKNL0203A
Poor: 179%Average: 240% Great: 302%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel HBRPEKNL0203A 1TB averaged 140.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel HBRPEKNL0203A 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 542MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 814MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel HBRPEKNL0203A 1TB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel HBRPEKNL0203A 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 985MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 64240%
Min Avg Max
836 Read 1,377 1,533
774 Write 1,214 1,369
715 Mixed 985 1,092
163 SusWrite 1,045 1,365
259% 1,155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.7 4K Read 61.8 79.1
37.3 4K Write 148 233
41.5 4K Mixed 81.3 111
276% 96.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.1 DQ Read 785 878
52.6 DQ Write 814 1,100
88 DQ Mixed 542 583
479% 714 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1256 1368 1374 1288 1377 1337 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 1,482
Write 1,357
Mixed 1,055
SusWrite 1,333
294% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 71.3
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 96.8
330% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 835
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 579
535% 815 MB/s
732GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PGF021K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1154 1189 1265 1268 319 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,275
Write 1,137
Mixed 906
SusWrite 1,052
246% 1,092 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 67.4
214% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 616
DQ Mixed 575
470% 673 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 436 212 56 42 32 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1,393
Write 1,248
Mixed 996
SusWrite 185
213% 955 MB/s
4K Read 75.2
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 106
376% 140 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 232
252% 439 MB/s
802GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PGF021K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 554 556 569 569 566 MB/s
143% Outstanding
Read 631
Write 500
Mixed 497
SusWrite 562
123% 547 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 53.8
171% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 598
DQ Mixed 526
431% 618 MB/s
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Gaming 150%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,512x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples753x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples744x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples773x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples631x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples563x
SSD
HBRPEKNL0203A 1TBIntelBench 240%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples146x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $621

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