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Sata III 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 66.6% (726th of 1072)

Based on 2,573 user benchmarks.  Model: Intenso SSD Sata III
Poor: 39%Average: 66.6% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The Intenso Sata III 256GB averaged 33.4% 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 Random Read Speed 24.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 232MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intenso Sata III 256GB is 56.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intenso Sata III 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 36MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 223MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,573 samples)
Rank 72666.6%
Min Avg Max
340 Read 454 510
213 Write 365 448
20.8 Mixed 275 417
72.3 SusWrite 223 427
73.6% 329 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 24.3 32.5
11 4K Write 65.7 113
0.5 4K Mixed 15.6 35.2
91.6% 35.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
55.3 DQ Read 143 267
17.1 DQ Write 232 343
0.4 DQ Mixed 36 180
70% 137 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
41GB free
Firmware: 912XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 101 68 45 69 46 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 496
Write 421
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 114
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 14
63% 136 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 66 48 90 66 43 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 498
Write 293
Mixed 410
SusWrite 116
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 1.2
51% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 84.3
DQ Mixed 41.4
56% 105 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 160 56 56 42 37 MB/s
42% Average
Read 474
Write 390
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 106
54% 248 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 10.1
4K Mixed 5.3
40% 11.2 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 1.2
30% 78.6 MB/s
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Typical Sata III 256GB Builds (Compare 2,587 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B460-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples844x
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples297x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples236x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples251x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples208x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples198x
SSD
Sata III 256GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,573 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples151x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $583

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