Average Bench: 78.4% (514th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KG240G8

Good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KG240G8 240GB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KG240G8 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 236MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KG240G8 240GB is 23.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KG240G8 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 271MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 272MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Min Avg Max
275 Read 320 355
203 Write 272 297
237 Mixed 299 323
126 SusWrite 271 291
65.4% 290 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 26.1 30
31.3 4K Write 71.6 100
16.3 4K Mixed 33.1 41.1
120% 43.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.3 DQ Read 283 354
87.5 DQ Write 259 288
38.2 DQ Mixed 236 259
187% 259 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10120
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 283 283 288 290 258 MB/s
Read 333
Write 288
Mixed 321
SusWrite 281
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 38
147% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 258
204% 283 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10120
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 260 278 280 275 277 MB/s
Read 324
Write 290
Mixed 314
SusWrite 271
68% 300 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 36
137% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 243
196% 276 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: XCV10110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 274 272 276 279 273 MB/s
Read 334
Write 276
Mixed 326
SusWrite 275
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 33.7
123% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 254
201% 280 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 262 268 290 288 283 MB/s
Read 327
Write 276
Mixed 288
SusWrite 268
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 32.6
118% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 227
185% 264 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 282 286 289 285 288 MB/s
Read 274
Write 280
Mixed 299
SusWrite 269
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 28.1
100% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 252
202% 285 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,810,443 SSDs tested

Typical SSDSC2KG240G8 240GB Builds (Compare 32,176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $756

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