Average Bench: 73.7% (598th of 1072)

Based on 451 user benchmarks.  Model: Intenso SSD SATA III

Good average bench

The Intenso SATA III 960GB averaged 26.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.7MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intenso SATA III 960GB is 66.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intenso SATA III 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 30.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 156MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 451 samples)
Min Avg Max
326 Read 462 514
63.1 Write 371 450
14.1 Mixed 304 417
92.6 SusWrite 289 446
79.8% 357 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12 4K Read 25.2 32.9
5.43 4K Write 69.7 117
0.3 4K Mixed 19.7 33.1
100% 38.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.6 DQ Read 156 281
13.2 DQ Write 224 341
0.3 DQ Mixed 30.4 50.5
67.6% 137 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
894GB free
Firmware: S0513B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 437 439 441 440 440 MB/s
Read 506
Write 446
Mixed 399
SusWrite 440
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 30
135% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 46.7
95% 186 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: W0814A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 433 429 425 425 425 MB/s
Read 465
Write 406
Mixed 392
SusWrite 430
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 26.9
139% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 42.4
97% 197 MB/s
53GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 444 247 131 140 131 MB/s
Read 493
Write 455
Mixed 410
SusWrite 247
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 36.3
117% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 115
131% 226 MB/s
459GB free
Firmware: W0814A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 373 380 388 383 394 MB/s
Read 418
Write 338
Mixed 359
SusWrite 376
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 16.3
72% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 47.5
99% 198 MB/s
544GB free
Firmware: S0513B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 343 309 18 18 19 MB/s
Read 478
Write 329
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 167
54% 248 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 0.4
44% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 16.8
DQ Mixed 0.5
22% 56.5 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,665,679 SSDs tested

Typical SATA III 960GB Builds (Compare 2,484 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-A R2.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $331

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