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SSDPEKKF256G8 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 200% (96th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPEKKF256G8
Poor: 126%Average: 200% Great: 263%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKKF256G8 256GB averaged 100.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKKF256G8 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,989MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKKF256G8 256GB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKKF256G8 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 109MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 96200%
Min Avg Max
946 Read 1,989 4,709
270 Write 948 2,378
182 Mixed 950 3,055
252 SusWrite 298 320
230% 1,046 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.9 4K Read 51.5 72.2
31.6 4K Write 109 215
26.8 4K Mixed 59.7 100
212% 73.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.4 DQ Read 536 834
61 DQ Write 422 1,006
15.3 DQ Mixed 319 644
282% 426 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 192 196 224 217 239 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 2,159
Write 816
Mixed 1,144
SusWrite 260
241% 1,095 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 78.6
259% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 559
DQ Mixed 112
238% 494 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 005P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 270 283 272 274 269 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,826
Write 526
Mixed 151
SusWrite 285
150% 697 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 51.5
152% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 601
DQ Mixed 260
258% 403 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 176 216 236 189 191 MB/s
141% Outstanding
Read 1,505
Write 968
Mixed 816
SusWrite 242
195% 883 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 35
157% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 786
DQ Write 52.1
DQ Mixed 49.9
129% 296 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 265 267 266 265 266 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,012
Write 766
Mixed 774
SusWrite 299
159% 713 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 48.5
160% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 574
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 517
386% 515 MB/s
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Typical SSDPEKKF256G8 256GB Builds (Compare 285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP ProDesk 490 G3 MT Business PC

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples201x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples60x
Core i3-6100Intel  $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples11x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples87x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples33x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples15x
SSD
SSDPEKKF256G8 256GBIntelBench 200%, 50 samples1x
RAM
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 6,175 samples22x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples10x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180

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