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$261
IntelSSDSC2CW180A3
▲ 521,498 ▼
 $261 

Controller: Samsung 3-core MCX. NAND: Samsung 27nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2011.

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 40,021 user samples
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Best Bench: 86% 46GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 238GB free
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 631st / 1072
14,258 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% 60GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 54% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 640th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		71.8 % +0% 71.5 %
Average Score 
+10%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		443 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+31% 		337 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		286 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+44% 		199 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		20.8 MB/s 28.9 MB/s Much faster random read.
+39%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		59.5 MB/s 72.9 MB/s Faster random write.
+23%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		253 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+10% 		231 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		25 MB/s 33.2 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+33%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		280 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+79% 		156 MB/s
Peak Score 
+4%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		498 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+29% 		387 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		388 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+66% 		234 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		24 MB/s 38.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+61%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		75.5 MB/s 113 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+50%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		304 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+20% 		253 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		29.3 MB/s 43.7 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+49%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		389 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+76% 		221 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+67%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
Value
Value For Money 		4.6 % 5.61 % Better value.
+22%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$261 $140 Much cheaper.
+46%
Nice To Haves 
+44%
Age
Newest 		150 Months 124+ Months More recent.
+17%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		296 MB/s 300 MB/s +1%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		107 MB/s 219 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+105%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		782 Pts 933 Pts Stronger server IO.
+19%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		157 MB/s 236 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+50%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		265 MB/s 269 MB/s +2%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		90.4 MB/s 191 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+111%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		133 MB/s 199 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+50%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 180GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 71.8%
Average Bench 71.5%
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Almost two years old, the Samsung 830 is one of the oldest SSD's in the group test. The 830 has a reasonably consistent performance profile scoring slightly above average (446 MB/s) for real world use and slightly below average for server use. In all probability the 830 is nearing its end of life and as a result is retailing for approx £50 more than it was just a few months ago. Owners of this drive should feel no pressure to upgrade as the real world performance gains will not be significant but people looking to make a new purchase should steer clear as at its current price of £180 there are far better deals to be had elsewhere. [Apr '13 SSDrivePro]

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