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Intel SSDSA2SH032G1GN

X25-E Extreme 32GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 45% (917th of 1072)

Based on 215 user benchmarks.  Models: SSDSA2SH032G1GN INTEL, SSDSA2SH032G1SB INTEL, SSDSA2SH 032G1GN INTEL, SSDSA2SH032G1GN
Poor: 33%Average: 45% Great: 57%

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Below average average bench

The Intel X25-E Extreme 32GB averaged 54.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 64.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel X25-E Extreme 32GB is 24.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel X25-E Extreme 32GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 88MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 154MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 215 samples)
Rank 91745%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 222 264
37.4 Write 154 205
83.4 Mixed 169 224
96 SusWrite 157 190
39.4% 176 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.8 4K Read 16.4 21.6
16.9 4K Write 43.5 69.4
7.8 4K Mixed 18.9 24.8
72% 26.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 DQ Read 88 154
29.3 DQ Write 108 185
9.4 DQ Mixed 64.1 139
57.7% 86.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free
Firmware: 445C8850
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 178 178 191 192 191 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 237
Write 166
Mixed 206
SusWrite 186
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 21.2
81% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 127
103% 144 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: 445C8850
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 175 186 187 191 190 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 226
Write 174
Mixed 148
SusWrite 181
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 19.9
82% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 127
103% 144 MB/s
29GB free
Firmware: 045C8850
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 187 186 157 183 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 237
Write 168
Mixed 181
SusWrite 181
43% 191 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 16.1
74% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 138
96% 119 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 445C8850
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 53 91 50 90 57 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 244
Write 177
Mixed 194
SusWrite 70.1
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 6.1
65% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 73.6
DQ Mixed 83
64% 89.3 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 445C8850
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 184 140 91 61 84 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 255
Write 175
Mixed 195
SusWrite 115
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 25.2
50% 13.5 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: 045C8860
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 73 72 78 74 74 MB/s
28.2% Poor
Read 194
Write 159
Mixed 160
SusWrite 74.6
33% 147 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 13
48% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 36.1
DQ Mixed 25.9
20% 27.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,835 SSDs tested

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Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 38%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Asus P5KC

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples42x
Xeon X5460Intel  $190Bench 52%, 10,360 samples23x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples20x
GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples12x
GTX 560 TiNvidia  $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples8x
GTX 760Nvidia  $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples8x
SSD
X25-E Extreme 32GBIntelBench 45%, 215 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples60x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples59x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $100

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