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SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 83% (439th of 1072)

Based on 66 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KB038T8
Poor: 63%Average: 83% Great: 94%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB averaged just 16.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 268MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB is 31.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 312MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)
Rank 43983%
Min Avg Max
259 Read 312 371
314 Write 389 427
267 Mixed 324 358
311 SusWrite 392 428
80.3% 354 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 21 24.1
34.1 4K Write 74.5 101
18.5 4K Mixed 31.2 37.7
111% 42.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
181 DQ Read 281 315
109 DQ Write 268 345
169 DQ Mixed 252 297
195% 267 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 417 417 420 420 419 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 312
Write 406
Mixed 340
SusWrite 418
84% 369 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 37.4
134% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 263
204% 279 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 416 414 415 417 413 MB/s
91% Outstanding
Read 309
Write 397
Mixed 338
SusWrite 414
83% 365 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 36.1
131% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 263
205% 282 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 414 428 431 428 427 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 308
Write 412
Mixed 337
SusWrite 424
84% 370 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 35.7
129% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 263
205% 281 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 432 432 431 431 431 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 336
Write 408
Mixed 351
SusWrite 431
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 32.8
115% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 278
220% 303 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: XCV10132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 391 381 380 380 395 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 289
Write 384
Mixed 347
SusWrite 385
80% 351 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 27.4
98% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 204
150% 198 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,870,045 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB Builds (Compare 164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Asus D520MT_D520SF_D320MT

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $77Bench 61%, 171,457 samples56x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples50x
Core i3-6100Intel  $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples28x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples57x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples11x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples11x
SSD
SSDSC2KB038T8 4TBIntelBench 83%, 66 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples14x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 1x4GBHynixBench 38%, 3,030 samples10x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $77

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