Intenso

SATAIII 256GB

SATAIII 256GB
BENCHMARKS (1,687)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -54%Effective Speed -54%Average Score -53%Read 1%, Write -6%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -180%, SusWrite -67%Peak Score -18%Read 1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment -868%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,722%Nice To Haves -207%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -587%, ADQ Read -97%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -941%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 64% (754^th of 1072)

Based on 1,687 user benchmarks. Model: Intenso SSD SATAIII

Poor: 34%Average: 64% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The Intenso SATAIII 256GB averaged 35.9% 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-64Thread Write Speed 249MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.8MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intenso SATAIII 256GB is 63.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intenso SATAIII 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,687 samples)

Rank 75464%

Min	Avg	Max
330	Read 460	513
241	Write 384	453
16.9	Mixed 279	420
63.1	SusWrite 178	438
72.6% 325 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.3	4K Read 24.8	33.2
6.84	4K Write 57.7	113
0.4	4K Mixed 16.1	30.3
88.9% 32.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
95.3	DQ Read 166	236
13.1	DQ Write 249	346
0.5	DQ Mixed 25	48.2
70.2% 147 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 4 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: S0222A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 419 242 93 122 103 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 438

Mixed 411

SusWrite 237

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 88.5

4K Mixed 26

127% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 42.7

99% 201 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 days ago.

136GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1022A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 384 146 130 149 188 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 378

Mixed 360

SusWrite 233

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 83.7

4K Mixed 24.5

111% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 39.2

90% 181 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: S0423B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 6.9 73 25 7.2 35 MB/s

73% Very good

Write 406

Mixed 376

SusWrite 70.4

74% 334 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 26.4

137% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 80.8

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 36.7

76% 146 MB/s

DEU-User, 9 days ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0929A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 94 37 79 134 5.8 MB/s

51.9% Above average

Write 390

Mixed 417

SusWrite 84.8

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 11.3

4K Mixed 6.8

57% 15.3 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 44.2

88% 173 MB/s

AUT-User, 10 days ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0222A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 67 56 56 57 56 MB/s

42.9% Average

Write 399

Mixed 28

SusWrite 97.7

56% 255 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 14

4K Mixed 1.8

47% 13.4 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 13.1

DQ Mixed 0.8

26% 68.6 MB/s

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B460M DS3H - $95

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Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,174x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	523x
Core i3-10100Intel $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	337x

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GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	317x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	270x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	227x

SSD
SATAIII 256GBIntensoBench 64%, 1,687 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	227x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	108x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $501

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intenso

SATAIII 256GB

Average Bench: 64% (754^th of 1072)

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SATAIII 256GB

Average Bench: 64% (754th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Average Bench: 64% (754^th of 1072)