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SSDPEKKR256G8 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 186% (112th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPEKKR256G8
Poor: 101%Average: 186% Great: 234%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKKR256G8 256GB averaged 86.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKKR256G8 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,925MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKKR256G8 256GB is 132%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKKR256G8 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 281MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 112186%
Min Avg Max
752 Read 1,925 2395
398 Write 1,008 1210
161 Mixed 846 1,199
173 SusWrite 281 309
223% 1,015 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 4K Read 51.8 68
18 4K Write 105 174
13.2 4K Mixed 61.6 93.3
213% 72.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
64.9 DQ Read 643 835
54.5 DQ Write 469 1,000
54.3 DQ Mixed 403 653
343% 505 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 101 262 265 269 266 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 2,202
Write 1,090
Mixed 1,076
SusWrite 266
255% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 83.7
281% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 821
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 637
554% 814 MB/s
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 276 281 281 279 279 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,825
Write 680
Mixed 521
SusWrite 304
182% 832 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 79
265% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 835
DQ Write 67.4
DQ Mixed 474
340% 459 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 006E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 255 251 242 268 263 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,353
Write 515
Mixed 252
SusWrite 276
130% 599 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 32.6
4K Mixed 34.8
117% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 329
260% 365 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 215 262 258 146 269 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 1,536
Write 859
Mixed 281
SusWrite 252
160% 732 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 25.6
90% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 300
228% 308 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 232 212 251 253 191 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 616
Write 467
Mixed 105
SusWrite 239
79% 357 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 24.2
4K Mixed 20.5
62% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 187
153% 225 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 92 189 215 212 263 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 752
Write 557
Mixed 584
SusWrite 211
117% 526 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 13.2
46% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 64.9
DQ Write 54.5
DQ Mixed 54.3
42% 57.9 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 52%
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Workstation 10%
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Motherboard: Intel NUC7i5DNB

CPU
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples78x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples77x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples1x
SSD
SSDPEKKR256G8 256GBIntelBench 186%, 36 samples6x
RAM
M471A5143SB1-CRC 859B CT4G4SFS824A.C8FF 8GBSamsungBench 73%, 7 samples5x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G3A1 1x16GBMicronBench 45%, 59 samples3x
SODIM DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 69%, 648 samples3x
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