Intel

SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB

SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -33%Read -18%, Write -50%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -72%Peak Score -27%Read 1%, Write -52%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -58%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -34%, DQ Mixed -87%, ADQ Read -28%, ADQ Write -29%, ADQ Mixed -89%, Age 13%, AS-SSD Total -25%

Average Bench: 76.5% (543^rd of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW256H6

Poor: 57%Average: 76.5% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB averaged 23.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB is 35.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 172MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 271MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)

Rank 54376.5%

Min	Avg	Max
298	Read 389	513
186	Write 271	320
231	Mixed 291	362
87.5	SusWrite 172	245
62.7% 281 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.3	4K Read 28.6	36.6
35.4	4K Write 76.2	103
14.8	4K Mixed 33.4	45.3
126% 46.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.4	DQ Read 254	298
138	DQ Write 224	267
21.3	DQ Mixed 138	177
131% 205 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

TWN-User, 7 months ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 108 99 146 130 MB/s

71.6% Very good

Write 276

Mixed 264

SusWrite 131

59% 265 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 33

119% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 227

DQ Mixed 177

154% 231 MB/s

CHN-User, 9 months ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 121 101 75 110 148 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 197

Mixed 286

SusWrite 118

46% 204 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 36

118% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 159

141% 214 MB/s

ZAF-User, 3 months ago.

12GB free

Firmware: BG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 259 273 268 266 264 MB/s

35.7% Below average

Write 329

Mixed 293

SusWrite 264

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 5.9

4K Write 0

4K Mixed 0

9% 1.97 MB/s

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Typical SSDSC2BW256H6 256GB Builds (Compare 353 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

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System: Asus GR8 II

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	189x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	159x
0000IntelBench 72%, 254 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	253x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	89x
RTX A4000NvidiaBench 132%, 4,246 samples	4x

SSD
SSDSC2BW256H6 256GBIntelBench 77%, 78 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	164x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples	41x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	33x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $286

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 76.5% (543^rd of 1072)

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