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SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 119% (192nd of 1072)

Based on 1,046 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDPEKNW256G8
Poor: 68%Average: 119% Great: 149%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB averaged 18.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 54MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 59.8MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB is 80.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 125MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 165MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,046 samples)
Rank 192119%
Min Avg Max
633 Read 755 795
334 Write 429 462
60.1 Mixed 472 524
40 SusWrite 125 381
98.6% 445 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.1 4K Read 54 60
25.3 4K Write 127 173
18 4K Mixed 59.8 73.2
226% 80.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
162 DQ Read 165 171
28.7 DQ Write 372 464
40.7 DQ Mixed 142 175
144% 227 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 457 456 455 455 454 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 785
Write 452
Mixed 516
SusWrite 455
123% 552 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 74.2
278% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 456
DQ Mixed 164
168% 263 MB/s
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 437 43 135 30 30 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 789
Write 448
Mixed 505
SusWrite 185
107% 482 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.8
215% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 449
DQ Mixed 164
167% 261 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 80 29 29 17 6.2 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 790
Write 452
Mixed 515
SusWrite 52.2
100% 452 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 64.7
231% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 456
DQ Mixed 165
168% 264 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 5.5 27 28 28 16 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 756
Write 454
Mixed 512
SusWrite 52.1
98% 444 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 53.6
182% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 439
DQ Mixed 165
166% 258 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 93 30 29 28 29 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 704
Write 430
Mixed 513
SusWrite 42.1
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.2
205% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 33
DQ Mixed 45.5
47% 81.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,722,695 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB Builds (Compare 3,827 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 76%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-M2 PLUS (MS-7C08)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,530x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples508x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples416x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples490x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples396x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples300x
SSD
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples158x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples336x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples211x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples122x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $426

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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