Intenso Premium 250GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD Premium with 250GB (3835440) from the brand Intenso.

Performance score 
1872
Price/GB
0.37 $
Read
2,100 MB/s
 Write
1,100 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Premium
Manufacturer Intenso  
Model number 3835440
Capacity 250 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed 2100 MB/s
Write speed 1100 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 150 terabyte
Warranty 2 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2263XT

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 92 $
(= 0.37 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
22 %
Write speed
28 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Intenso NVMe M.2 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 5 GB file. A total score of 1872 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intenso Premium 250GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
732.52 MB/s
695.37 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
42.92 MB/s
140.37 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
696.20 MB/s
423.62 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.027 ms
0.578 ms
Score
812
634
Total score 
1872

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 14 February 2022 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Intenso Premium 250GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,547.26 MB/s
1.49 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
747.60 MB/s
9.42 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
708.94 MB/s
9.74 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Intenso Premium 250GB M.2 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: 2100 MB/s and 1100 MB/s) the Intenso SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intenso Premium 250GB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
817.16
767.89
SEQ1M
Q1T1
781.12
740.77
RND4K
Q32T16
769.23
468.17
RND4K
Q1T1
59.45
153.82

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
779.30
732.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
744.90
706.50
RND4K
Q32T16
187,801.00
114,300.00
RND4K
Q1T1
14,512.90
37,552.70

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
10,250.30
10,893.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,341.86
1,414.77
RND4K
Q32T16
2,723.63
4,475.08
RND4K
Q1T1
68.76
26.50

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.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Intenso Premium 250GB M.2 SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Intenso NVMe M.2 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 Premium 250GB M.2 SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Intenso NVMe M.2 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 Premium 250GB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Intenso NVMe M.2 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 Premium 250GB M.2 SSD


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