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Intel SSD 540s 256GB M.2

Price and performance details for the Intel SSD 540s 256GB M.2 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

Intel SSD 540s 256GB M.2

Description:  SSDSCKKW256H6

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  INTEL SSDSCKKW256H6

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-05-14

Drive Rating/$Price: 23.88

Overall Rank:  7269

Last Price Change:  $179.89 USD (2018-12-26)

Average Drive Rating
4295
Samples: 29

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Intel SSD 540s 256GB M.2

Sequential Read498 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write435 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)345 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD134 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 HDDs Common Drives
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
Intel SSD 540s 256GB M.2
4,295
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,391
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,264
WDC WD10EZEX
1,226
Seagate ST2000DM001
1,196
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,176
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,071
WDC WD10SPZX
910
HGST HTS721010A9E630
809
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
782
Last 5 Baselines for Intel SSD 540s 256GB M.2
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3059873 - Nov 17 2025
4046
BL2957381 - Oct 06 2025
4143
BL2898744 - Sep 10 2025
4157
BL2815937 - Aug 05 2025
4205
BL2689192 - Jun 11 2025
4233