Intel

SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB

SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB
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Effective Speed -16%Effective Speed -16%Average Score -20%Read -47%, Write -2%, 4K Read -60%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 33%Peak Score -28%Read -34%, Write -10%, 4K Read -74%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed 4%, Age 29%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 84.8% (406^th of 1072)

Based on 274 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2KB960G8

Poor: 68%Average: 84.8% Great: 96%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB averaged just 15.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 270MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 304MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB is 27.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 312MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 274 samples)

Rank 40684.8%

Min	Avg	Max
261	Read 312	379
326	Write 399	439
283	Mixed 327	359
326	SusWrite 395	437
81.2% 358 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.3	4K Read 21.4	24.7
46.5	4K Write 74.1	97.9
24.5	4K Mixed 32.3	38.6
113% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
200	DQ Read 287	322
186	DQ Write 304	349
198	DQ Mixed 270	303
210% 287 MB/s

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

POL-User, 8 days ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XCV10100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 432 431 439 439 438 MB/s

93.9% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 334

SusWrite 435

87% 382 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 91.2

4K Mixed 35.5

130% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 273

220% 308 MB/s

POL-User, 6 days ago.

250GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XCV10100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 430 432 431 432 436 MB/s

88.6% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 334

SusWrite 431

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 71.3

4K Mixed 32.2

112% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 277

221% 308 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XCV10110

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 405 411 409 409 420 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 404

Mixed 314

SusWrite 409

81% 359 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 29.2

95% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 277

219% 302 MB/s

ZAF-User, 10 days ago.

770GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XCV10140

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 362 371 374 376 371 MB/s

80.6% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 322

SusWrite 356

77% 339 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 29.2

106% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 298

231% 313 MB/s

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Desktop 72%

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CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	957x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	906x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	458x

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SSDSC2KB960G8 960GBIntelBench 85%, 274 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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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 $178	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 $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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SSDSC2KB960G8 960GB

Average Bench: 84.8% (406^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.8% (406th of 1072)

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