Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD High Performance with 960GB (3813460) from the brand Intenso.

Performance score 
647
Price/GB
0.19 $
Read
520 MB/s
 Write
480 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image High Performance
Manufacturer Intenso  
Model number 3813460
Capacity 960 GB (894 GiB)
pSLC cache >300 GB approx.
Read speed 520 MB/s
Write speed 480 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
Controller n/a

  Current price
~ 183 $
(= 0.19 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
95 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Intenso SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 647 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
516.33 MB/s
438.62 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
27.97 MB/s
84.60 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
150.40 MB/s
163.38 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.041 ms
0.143 ms
Score
230
292
Total score 
647

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 30 April 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
933.15 MB/s
1.15 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,128.44 MB/s
1.25 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,807.62 MB/s
0.76 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 520 MB/s and 480 MB/s) the Intenso SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
550.02
461.52
SEQ1M
Q1T1
539.35
453.78
RND4K
Q32T16
229.97
175.88
RND4K
Q1T1
43.50
90.34

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
524.50
440.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
514.40
432.80
RND4K
Q32T16
56,144.00
42,940.20
RND4K
Q1T1
10,619.90
22,056.20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,222.10
18,108.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,943.30
2,309.09
RND4K
Q32T16
9,106.32
11,905.70
RND4K
Q1T1
94.03
45.22

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined because the test file did not exhaust (push to the limit) the cache. The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 528 MB/s and written at 431 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Intenso SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Intenso SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Intenso SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Intenso High Performance 960GB SATA SSD


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