Intel

SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB

SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -13%Read -1%, Write -17%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite -28%Peak Score -7%Read 0%, Write -6%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite -41%Value & Sentiment -387%User Rating -14%, Market Share -761%Nice To Haves -14%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -18%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -37%, Age 25%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 87.8% (360^th of 1072)

Based on 909 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB

Poor: 64%Average: 87.8% Great: 110%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB averaged just 12.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB is 46.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 232MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 329MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 909 samples)

Rank 36087.8%

Min	Avg	Max
364	Read 453	509
224	Write 345	457
200	Mixed 329	444
126	SusWrite 232	274
76% 340 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.8	4K Read 32.3	45.9
37.7	4K Write 72.1	102
23.9	4K Mixed 41.5	60.9
140% 48.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
98.4	DQ Read 277	309
79.5	DQ Write 253	336
64.6	DQ Mixed 190	249
163% 240 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 10 days ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD04N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 257 261 265 263 264 MB/s

92.6% Outstanding

Write 296

Mixed 286

SusWrite 261

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 74.8

4K Mixed 41.7

140% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 201

174% 258 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

165GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD04N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 257 261 266 265 265 MB/s

92.3% Outstanding

Write 310

Mixed 292

SusWrite 263

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 42.2

146% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 199

174% 260 MB/s

FIN-User, 6 days ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 206 237 173 180 203 MB/s

87.3% Excellent

Write 377

Mixed 386

SusWrite 206

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 57.4

4K Mixed 43.3

140% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 102

131% 235 MB/s

LBN-User, 6 days ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD05N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 254 259 261 265 261 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 331

Mixed 288

SusWrite 259

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 57.3

4K Mixed 38.6

118% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 201

175% 261 MB/s

LVA-User, 5 days ago.

134GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD04N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 255 267 269 270 269 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 266

Mixed 281

SusWrite 256

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 59

4K Mixed 31.9

109% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 201

174% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

211GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 250 250 255 256 260 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 255

Mixed 298

SusWrite 253

66% 295 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 46.7

4K Mixed 31.6

108% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 199

170% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 11 days ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHFD03N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 262 255 259 260 264 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 322

Mixed 316

SusWrite 257

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 46.8

4K Mixed 35.4

115% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 44.7

DQ Write 93.4

DQ Mixed 49.5

43% 62.5 MB/s

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Typical SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 4,923 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 11%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7050

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,608x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	850x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	615x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	2,185x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,356x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	166x

SSD
SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GBIntelBench 88%, 909 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	239x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,458 samples	209x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples	124x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $167

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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

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SSDSC2KF256G8 SATA 256GB

Average Bench: 87.8% (360^th of 1072)

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