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NVMe INTEL 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 172% (129th of 1072)

Based on 978 user benchmarks.  Model: SSDPEMKF256G8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
Poor: 100%Average: 172% Great: 241%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ssdpemkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB averaged 71.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssdpemkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 368MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,661MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssdpemkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB is 141%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssdpemkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 274MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 675MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 978 samples)
Rank 129172%
Min Avg Max
631 Read 1,661 2,296
213 Write 803 1,129
157 Mixed 675 1,110
170 SusWrite 274 314
188% 853 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 4K Read 49.8 71.3
27.3 4K Write 102 206
25.6 4K Mixed 61.5 101
209% 71.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
344 DQ Read 678 830
66.1 DQ Write 421 868
83.2 DQ Mixed 368 646
323% 489 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
176GB free
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 277 278 276 277 277 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 2,159
Write 1,110
Mixed 1,116
SusWrite 314
259% 1,175 MB/s
4K Read 68.8
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 99.4
331% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 811
DQ Write 934
DQ Mixed 205
339% 650 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 268 272 271 272 273 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 2,280
Write 1,047
Mixed 1016
SusWrite 304
255% 1,162 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 64.6
216% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 555
DQ Write 399
DQ Mixed 116
184% 356 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 271 274 273 275 275 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 759
Mixed 814
SusWrite 292
180% 814 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 51.6
183% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 540
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 349
266% 369 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 268 265 268 268 268 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 696
Write 734
Mixed 396
SusWrite 288
118% 528 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 59.6
195% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 514
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 586
379% 446 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 277 279 279 280 280 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 858
Write 731
Mixed 750
SusWrite 299
148% 659 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 28.1
127% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 548
374% 473 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 312 327 422 371 391 MB/s
23.6% Poor
Read 54.6
Write 34.7
Mixed 115
SusWrite 336
31% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 1.6
2% 0.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,707,926 SSDs tested

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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation 14%
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System: Dell Precision 3630 Tower

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples591x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples367x
Core i7-9700Intel  $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples258x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples270x
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 41%, 13,958 samples199x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples128x
SSD
NVMe INTEL 256GBSsdpemkf256g8Bench 172%, 978 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 88%, 962 samples149x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples131x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples114x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200

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