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Intenso

NVME 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 206% (92nd of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: Intenso SSD NVME
Poor: 125%Average: 206% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intenso NVME 500GB averaged 105.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intenso NVME 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 469MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 706MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intenso NVME 500GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intenso NVME 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 92206%
Min Avg Max
628 Read 1,433 1656
567 Write 1,198 1,501
542 Mixed 989 1,120
462 SusWrite 1,048 1,492
262% 1,167 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36 4K Read 46.1 53.2
66.7 4K Write 143 203
7.6 4K Mixed 28.9 32.6
182% 72.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
67.6 DQ Read 712 755
169 DQ Write 706 1,179
309 DQ Mixed 469 521
419% 629 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1479 1486 1513 1509 1514 1514 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,646
Write 1,494
Mixed 1,081
SusWrite 1,502
322% 1,431 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 30.2
199% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 461
436% 670 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 1374 1495 1475 1481 737 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,514
Write 1419
Mixed 1,032
SusWrite 1,319
297% 1,321 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 24.1
149% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 842
DQ Mixed 438
415% 639 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 1152 1408 1454 1488 1473 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,434
Write 1,362
Mixed 1,042
SusWrite 1,282
288% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 25.3
160% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 660
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 463
431% 658 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 1210 1270 1263 848 608 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 719
Write 1,119
Mixed 841
SusWrite 1064
213% 936 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 24.2
131% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 585
DQ Write 585
DQ Mixed 436
368% 535 MB/s
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 389 396 382 356 431 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 714
Write 82
Mixed 152
SusWrite 372
72% 330 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 29.6
183% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 115
194% 389 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples375x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples255x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples244x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples192x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples127x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples121x
SSD
NVME 500GBIntensoBench 206%, 25 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples91x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples46x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $467

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