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SS DSA1M160G2LE 160GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 35.6% (984th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SS DSA1M160G2LE
Poor: 24%Average: 35.6% Great: 42%

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Poor average bench

The Intel SS DSA1M160G2LE 160GB averaged 64.3% 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 Random Read Speed 18.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 38.8MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSA1M160G2LE 160GB is just 17.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SS DSA1M160G2LE 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 100MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.31MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 98435.6%
Min Avg Max
224 Read 238 247
94 Write 100 106
134 Mixed 142 149
35.1% 160 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 18.5 21.5
2.62 4K Write 38.8 54.7
4.92 4K Mixed 6.31 7.01
56.7% 21.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
59.3 DQ Read 105 158
69.2 DQ Write 72.6 81.9
0.09 DQ Mixed 25.6 47.7
36.2% 67.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
42GB free
Firmware: 2CV1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
41.5% Average
Read 247
Write 106
Mixed 149
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 7.01
70% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 81.9
DQ Mixed 47.7
55% 95.9 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV1
37.5% Below average
Read 238
Write 101
Mixed 141
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 6.53
63% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 25.7
36% 67 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV1
37.4% Below average
Read 245
Write 99.2
Mixed 144
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 6.41
63% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 69.4
DQ Mixed 26.5
36% 65.5 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV1
36.7% Below average
Read 224
Write 101
Mixed 141
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 6.59
63% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 69.2
DQ Mixed 28.3
37% 66.9 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV1
32.9% Below average
Read 230
Write 99.9
Mixed 142
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 6.39
52% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 59.3
DQ Write 70.4
DQ Mixed 0.09
18% 43.3 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
23.7% Poor
Read 243
Write 94
Mixed 134
34% 157 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 2.62
4K Mixed 4.92
28% 7.02 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,659,170 SSDs tested

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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 42%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Asus M2N-SLI DELUXE

CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+AMDBench 41%, 5,594 samples9x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+AMDBench 35%, 4,133 samples7x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples3x
GPU
GeForce 8800 GTSNvidiaBench 4%, 3,160 samples3x
HD 7870AMD  $203Bench 26%, 42,130 samples2x
GeForce 8600 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 8,099 samples2x
SSD
SS DSA1M160G2LE 160GBIntelBench 36%, 6 samples1x
RAM
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples14x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples6x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples6x
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