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MKL250GB-D8 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 210% (90th of 1072)

Based on 51 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe MKNSSDPL250GB-D8
Poor: 98%Average: 210% Great: 280%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme MKL250GB-D8 250GB averaged 110.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme MKL250GB-D8 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 413MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,748MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme MKL250GB-D8 250GB is 181%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme MKL250GB-D8 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 646MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 661MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 51 samples)
Rank 90210%
Min Avg Max
628 Read 1,748 2,725
227 Write 807 1,098
125 Mixed 646 960
227 SusWrite 661 1,022
213% 965 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 50.4 72.1
27.7 4K Write 134 237
16.9 4K Mixed 68.9 102
236% 84.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
142 DQ Read 603 829
77.8 DQ Write 600 1,102
77.5 DQ Mixed 413 567
362% 539 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 982 939 932 951 1026 1015 MB/s
223% Outstanding
Read 1,817
Write 1,033
Mixed 846
SusWrite 974
260% 1,168 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 74.8
190% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 547
442% 625 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 897 906 861 904 866 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,885
Write 871
Mixed 702
SusWrite 896
241% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 58
204% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 698
DQ Write 583
DQ Mixed 568
445% 616 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 833 831 851 842 877 873 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 1,540
Write 639
Mixed 553
SusWrite 851
198% 896 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 58.9
205% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 524
393% 533 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 257 253 249 257 261 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,953
Write 256
Mixed 388
SusWrite 256
153% 713 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 45.3
176% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 246
196% 274 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 234 242 245 244 242 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1,217
Write 240
Mixed 375
SusWrite 241
113% 518 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 45
168% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 251
199% 278 MB/s
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Gaming 179%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples595x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples524x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples457x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples360x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples213x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples202x
SSD
MKL250GB-D8 250GBNvmeBench 210%, 51 samples1x
RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 6,100 samples50x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $82Bench 95%, 56,114 samples48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples45x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,420

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