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510 Series 250GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 58.2% (830th of 1080)

Based on 777 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSC2MH250A2, INTEL SSDSC2MH25
Poor: 46%Average: 58.2% Great: 65%

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Average average bench

The Intel 510 Series 250GB averaged 41.7% 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 Random Read Speed 17.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 391MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 510 Series 250GB is just 19.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 510 Series 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 47.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 74.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 777 samples)
Rank 83058.2%
Min Avg Max
308 Read 391 431
200 Write 294 318
217 Mixed 263 286
171 SusWrite 285 318
69% 308 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 17.9 21.1
25.9 4K Write 38.1 46.1
14.2 4K Mixed 20.1 24
73% 25.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.3 DQ Read 74.7 79.8
38.9 DQ Write 47.4 49.2
22.7 DQ Mixed 50 53.1
40.3% 57.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 312 310 308 305 307 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 429
Write 308
Mixed 279
SusWrite 308
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 23.1
84% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 81.3
DQ Write 48.4
DQ Mixed 52.8
42% 60.8 MB/s
221GB free
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 322 322 322 321 321 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 403
Write 322
Mixed 286
SusWrite 322
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 21.4
76% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 78.5
DQ Write 49.1
DQ Mixed 52.5
42% 60 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 266 288 305 305 302 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 417
Write 306
Mixed 282
SusWrite 295
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 21.3
77% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 80.7
DQ Write 48.8
DQ Mixed 52.9
43% 60.8 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 311 312 315 318 307 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 410
Write 312
Mixed 279
SusWrite 311
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 19.6
70% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 79.6
DQ Write 49.1
DQ Mixed 52.6
42% 60.4 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 298 309 306 307 307 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 387
Write 312
Mixed 275
SusWrite 304
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 18.6
64% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 78.7
DQ Write 49
DQ Mixed 52.6
42% 60.1 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 307 302 298 293 305 MB/s
54.4% Above average
Read 345
Write 318
Mixed 267
SusWrite 302
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 17
63% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 78.7
DQ Write 49.2
DQ Mixed 52.9
42% 60.3 MB/s
144GB free
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 279 98 219 297 286 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 386
Write 282
Mixed 223
SusWrite 245
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 14
56% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 79.2
DQ Write 48.4
DQ Mixed 52
42% 59.9 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PWG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 267 267 205 224 273 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 328
Write 281
Mixed 209
SusWrite 249
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 14.2
46% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 77.5
DQ Write 48.4
DQ Mixed 51.6
42% 59.2 MB/s
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Typical 510 Series 250GB Builds (Compare 25,003 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,098x
Core i7-2600Intel  $158Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,629x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples965x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,158x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,091x
SSD
510 Series 250GBIntelBench 58%, 777 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples526x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples383x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples307x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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