Intel

SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB

SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB
BENCHMARKS (4,898)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -10%Read -0%, Write -10%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -31%Peak Score -4%Read 1%, Write -5%, 4K Read 13%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite -40%Value & Sentiment -426%User Rating -14%, Market Share -839%Nice To Haves -14%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read -15%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age 20%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 89.9% (333^rd of 1072)

Based on 4,898 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSCKKW256G8

Poor: 64%Average: 89.9% Great: 113%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB averaged just 10.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 198MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB is 49.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 226MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,898 samples)

Rank 33389.9%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 457	513
243	Write 368	463
220	Mixed 342	452
120	SusWrite 226	276
78% 348 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.8	4K Read 34	48.5
42	4K Write 74.2	109
25.5	4K Mixed 44	63.4
147% 50.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
148	DQ Read 283	308
104	DQ Write 254	334
118	DQ Mixed 198	248
168% 245 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 10 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 260 259 255 260 257 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 437

SusWrite 271

93% 415 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 77.5

4K Mixed 52

169% 56.6 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 202

176% 263 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF004C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 249 262 269 261 228 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 374

Mixed 372

SusWrite 259

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 40.8

132% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 218

182% 263 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 days ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 251 256 259 262 260 MB/s

86.4% Excellent

Write 431

Mixed 376

SusWrite 256

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 38.8

134% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 165

134% 190 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 days ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF004C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 263 241 214 256 189 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 272

Mixed 295

SusWrite 237

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 36

122% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 205

176% 259 MB/s

TUR-User, 15 days ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF004C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 256 273 272 274 274 MB/s

82.4% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 278

SusWrite 270

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 56

4K Mixed 35.2

115% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 205

175% 258 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 259 261 263 262 261 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 378

Mixed 294

SusWrite 263

78% 350 MB/s

4K Read 22.7

4K Write 40.2

4K Mixed 28.2

92% 30.4 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 183

144% 201 MB/s

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Typical SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X430FN_S430FN

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	59x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	56x
Core i3-8145UIntelBench 53%, 15,431 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	78x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	40x

SSD
SSDSCKKW256G8 256GBIntelBench 90%, 4,898 samples	41x

RAM
M471A1K44BM0-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 1,088 samples	27x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 017A 76.B305G.D500B 8GBSamsungBench 62%, 143 samples	22x
M471A1K44BM0-CRC Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 16GBSamsungBench 72%, 204 samples	7x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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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SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB

Average Bench: 89.9% (333^rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 89.9% (333rd of 1072)

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