Intel SSDSC2KW256G8

545s Series 256GB

545s Series 256GB
BENCHMARKS (17,432)
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -2%Read 3%, Write -3%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite -25%Peak Score -2%Read 1%, Write -4%, 4K Read 15%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite -37%Value & Sentiment -208%User Rating -11%, Market Share -817%, Price 21%, Value -25%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -15%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -28%, Age 14%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 95.5% (277^th of 1072)

Based on 17,432 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2KW256G8, INTEL SS DSC2KW256G8

Poor: 67%Average: 95.5% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel 545s Series 256GB averaged just 4.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 545s Series 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 545s Series 256GB is 49.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 545s Series 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 238MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,432 samples)

Rank 27795.5%

Min	Avg	Max
364	Read 470	514
260	Write 394	467
252	Mixed 374	457
126	SusWrite 238	283
82.6% 369 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.9	4K Read 37.3	49.4
42.5	4K Write 80	112
28.2	4K Mixed 47.8	65.3
160% 55 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 285	309
147	DQ Write 269	355
128	DQ Mixed 203	250
173% 252 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

235GB free

Firmware: LHF004C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 270 270 270 269 270 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 426

SusWrite 283

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 95.1

4K Mixed 59.3

193% 66 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 248

204% 291 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 days ago.

193GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 269 260 263 264 264 MB/s

91.6% Outstanding

Write 283

Mixed 299

SusWrite 255

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 43.1

144% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 201

173% 256 MB/s

NZL-User, 3 days ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 159 124 108 87 82 MB/s

84.1% Excellent

Write 458

Mixed 338

SusWrite 126

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 79.8

4K Mixed 42

142% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 208

173% 250 MB/s

BGR-User, 1 hr ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 88 95 93 104 104 MB/s

73.9% Very good

Write 147

Mixed 115

SusWrite 104

46% 211 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 56.2

4K Mixed 38

122% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 133

125% 199 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 203 133 134 135 134 MB/s

71.7% Very good

Write 431

Mixed 413

SusWrite 160

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 51.9

4K Mixed 35.1

114% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 99.8

90% 141 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	614x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	492x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	239x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	234x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	161x

SSD
545s Series 256GBIntel $79Bench 96%, 17,432 samples	1x

RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples	51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	45x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $229

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

Intel SSDSC2KW256G8

545s Series 256GB

Average Bench: 95.5% (277^th of 1072)

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Intel SSDSC2KW256G8

545s Series 256GB

Average Bench: 95.5% (277th of 1072)

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