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SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 65.6% (681st of 1026)

Based on 1,701 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB
Poor: 47%Average: 65.6% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB averaged 34.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 173MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 271MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,701 samples)
Rank 68165.6%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 411 487
112 Write 271 433
145 Mixed 281 405
89.4 SusWrite 117 133
60.1% 270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.2 4K Read 20.7 30.5
26.4 4K Write 60.6 100
14.2 4K Mixed 30.4 43.9
102% 37.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
155 DQ Read 252 270
93 DQ Write 203 316
78.7 DQ Mixed 173 223
144% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD07N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 114 105 105 105 80 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 495
Write 446
Mixed 412
SusWrite 125
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 42.5
151% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 221
159% 208 MB/s
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD16N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 114 101 104 106 106 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 418
Write 279
Mixed 296
SusWrite 116
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 37.6
118% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 183
167% 254 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD16N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 120 103 107 107 105 MB/s
61.6% Good
Read 391
Write 174
Mixed 172
SusWrite 118
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 29.7
90% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 139
127% 197 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD16N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 165 104 98 75 98 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 337
Write 104
Mixed 148
SusWrite 113
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 27.5
99% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 97.6
DQ Mixed 111
101% 159 MB/s
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD07N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 136 106 107 106 105 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 378
Write 209
Mixed 302
SusWrite 120
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 15.3
72% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 98.3
DQ Mixed 163
125% 175 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 29,419,835 SSDs tested.

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Typical SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 23,328 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $650

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 70%, 346,426 samples13,389x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 68%, 108,526 samples9,937x
FX-Series FX-8320AMDBench 78%, 1 sample1x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 213,489 samples11,924x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 65,001 samples8,485x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 26%, 102,970 samples2,909x
SSD
SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GBIntelBench 66%, 1,701 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 95,602 samples6,950x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 14,154 samples3,036x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GBMicronBench 38%, 3,857 samples1,275x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $650

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