Intel

SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB

SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB
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Effective Speed +5% Effective Speed 5%Average Score +7% Read 5%, Write 3%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 25%Peak Score +6% Read 2%, Write -3%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 15%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -25%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 60%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 103% (243^rd of 1072)

Based on 15 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2KI512G8

Poor: 76%Average: 103% Great: 122%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (1)

Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB averaged 3.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 209MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 370MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 400MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)

Rank 243103%

Min	Avg	Max
368	Read 478	518
359	Write 418	469
339	Mixed 400	446
130	SusWrite 370	434
93.6% 416 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.9	4K Read 38.6	50.9
46.4	4K Write 75.8	114
26.3	4K Mixed 47.4	66.9
159% 53.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48	DQ Read 262	309
102	DQ Write 276	353
72.1	DQ Mixed 209	257
174% 249 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

RUS-User, 2 years ago.

237GB free

Firmware: LHF002D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 423 412 435 436 443 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 387

Mixed 373

SusWrite 433

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 41.6

4K Write 86.7

4K Mixed 48.4

171% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 257

211% 299 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 years ago.

84GB free

Firmware: LHF002D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 188 335 197 169 147 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 428

SusWrite 224

88% 394 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 86.3

4K Mixed 55.5

179% 61 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 253

208% 296 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 years ago.

155GB free

Firmware: LHF002D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 425 421 421 422 422 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 435

Mixed 391

SusWrite 423

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 64.3

4K Mixed 41.1

134% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 227

186% 266 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

477GB free

Firmware: LHF002D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 415 402 410 412 409 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 378

Mixed 388

SusWrite 412

94% 416 MB/s

4K Read 41.5

4K Write 46.4

4K Mixed 38.6

137% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 187

143% 199 MB/s

USA-User, 9 months ago.

277GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 250 307 348 292 321 MB/s

82.4% Excellent

Write 415

Mixed 366

SusWrite 302

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 50.6

4K Mixed 26.3

110% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 251

196% 269 MB/s

CZE-User, 3 years ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF001D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 144 108 111 117 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 359

Mixed 384

SusWrite 130

74% 328 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 46.5

4K Mixed 38.2

130% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 169

DQ Mixed 142

130% 202 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

94GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LHF002D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 376 188 297 192 203 MB/s

73.5% Very good

Write 359

Mixed 363

SusWrite 263

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 61.6

4K Mixed 39.8

123% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 48

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 72.1

60% 82.7 MB/s

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Typical SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB Builds (Compare 3,306 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	888x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	548x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	475x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	287x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	245x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	206x

SSD
SSDSC2KI512G8 512GBIntelBench 103%, 15 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	74x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $473

Popular SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB compatible motherboards:

Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (1)

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SSDSC2KI512G8 512GB

Average Bench: 103% (243^rd of 1072)

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