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SSDSC2BA200G3 200GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 82.7% (443rd of 1072)

Based on 216 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA200G3
Poor: 64%Average: 82.7% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BA200G3 200GB averaged just 17.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BA200G3 200GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BA200G3 200GB is 32.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BA200G3 200GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 318MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 363MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)
Rank 44382.7%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 363 458
302 Write 354 378
253 Mixed 318 406
260 SusWrite 333 374
77.1% 342 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 4K Read 28.8 36.3
38.4 4K Write 68.8 97.2
16.8 4K Mixed 32.9 42.6
122% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.7 DQ Read 241 298
85.2 DQ Write 207 241
30.4 DQ Mixed 190 258
152% 213 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5DV10250
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 305 318 314 345 333 MB/s
93% Outstanding
Read 347
Write 367
Mixed 319
SusWrite 322
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 41.2
155% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 252
193% 262 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: 5DV10265
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 380 378 378 376 375 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 365
Write 376
Mixed 318
SusWrite 377
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 36.6
134% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 258
196% 265 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: 5DV10265
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 287 276 303 251 244 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 326
Write 362
Mixed 293
SusWrite 272
71% 313 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 38.4
142% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 255
194% 262 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: 0270
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 372 374 372 372 373 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 346
Write 343
Mixed 301
SusWrite 372
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 33.3
118% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 256
194% 261 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: 0270
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 373 373 371 372 368 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 360
Write 360
Mixed 281
SusWrite 371
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 32.5
113% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 256
194% 261 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5DV10265
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 347 335 330 325 339 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 304
Write 360
Mixed 299
SusWrite 336
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 24.6
82% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 201
153% 207 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
SSDSC2BA200G3 200GBIntelBench 83%, 216 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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