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SSDSC2KR256G8 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 88.9% (356th of 1080)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KR256G8
Poor: 70%Average: 88.9% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KR256G8 256GB averaged just 11.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KR256G8 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 181MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KR256G8 256GB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KR256G8 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 242MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 382MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 35688.9%
Min Avg Max
362 Read 465 517
233 Write 387 473
273 Mixed 382 463
145 SusWrite 242 282
82.7% 369 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 4K Read 34.9 48.5
20.3 4K Write 71.9 108
21.3 4K Mixed 40.5 65.6
143% 49.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
171 DQ Read 276 312
49.8 DQ Write 228 295
66.5 DQ Mixed 181 246
155% 228 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
165GB free
Firmware: LHF001E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 269 269 270 270 269 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 468
Mixed 460
SusWrite 280
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 61.3
205% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 182
169% 261 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: LHF003E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 266 266 268 265 264 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 466
Mixed 437
SusWrite 282
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 48.4
182% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 204
176% 261 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 138 170 219 255 262 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 362
Write 233
Mixed 341
SusWrite 206
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 21.3
73% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 49.8
DQ Mixed 66.5
60% 95.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,493,936 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2KR256G8 256GB Builds (Compare 808 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 40%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples353x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples124x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $150Bench 72%, 165,979 samples53x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples59x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples57x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples51x
SSD
SSDSC2KR256G8 256GBIntelBench 89%, 12 samples1x
RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $363

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