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SSDSC2KB240G8 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 76.4% (546th of 1072)

Based on 205 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KB240G8
Poor: 62%Average: 76.4% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KB240G8 240GB averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KB240G8 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 228MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KB240G8 240GB is 24.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KB240G8 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 244MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 245MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 205 samples)
Rank 54676.4%
Min Avg Max
288 Read 319 344
197 Write 245 266
232 Mixed 285 309
221 SusWrite 244 259
61.3% 273 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 26.1 31
44.4 4K Write 73.6 99.2
24.5 4K Mixed 32.9 39.2
121% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
168 DQ Read 284 320
99.7 DQ Write 239 261
87.7 DQ Mixed 228 251
180% 250 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 257 251 250 250 242 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 312
Write 256
Mixed 293
SusWrite 251
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 34
123% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 248
194% 268 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10160
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 241 241 239 239 246 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 333
Write 224
Mixed 302
SusWrite 242
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 34.2
122% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 241
188% 260 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 256 260 249 252 252 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 308
Write 267
Mixed 301
SusWrite 249
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 33.2
115% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 242
191% 266 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 258 252 256 250 257 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 294
Write 264
Mixed 290
SusWrite 255
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 31.4
110% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 237
188% 261 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: XCV10110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 224 238 237 237 238 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 311
Write 248
Mixed 271
SusWrite 234
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 25.8
87% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 228
174% 234 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,663,206 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2KB240G8 240GB Builds (Compare 2,172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 110%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 100%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) - $185

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,273x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples302x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples131x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples302x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples186x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples135x
SSD
SSDSC2KB240G8 240GBIntelBench 76%, 205 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $911

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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