Intel

SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB

SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB
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Effective Speed -13%Effective Speed -13%Average Score -12%Read -35%, Write -4%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite 29%Peak Score -18%Read -36%, Write -9%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -47%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -32%, ADQ Mixed -11%, Age -17%, AS-SSD Total -29%

Average Bench: 87.3% (366^th of 1072)

Based on 389 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA400G3

Poor: 66%Average: 87.3% Great: 102%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 235MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB is 35.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 339MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 329MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 389 samples)

Rank 36687.3%

Min	Avg	Max
296	Read 339	372
260	Write 390	443
270	Mixed 329	357
267	SusWrite 382	437
81.4% 360 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.5	4K Read 29.1	36.1
39.5	4K Write 69.6	97.3
25.3	4K Mixed 36.6	45.3
128% 45.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
169	DQ Read 269	298
129	DQ Write 219	243
143	DQ Mixed 235	260
178% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

197GB free

Firmware: 5DV10265

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 446 446 446 444 439 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 360

SusWrite 445

91% 401 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 93.5

4K Mixed 42.2

152% 56 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 263

200% 269 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

344GB free

Firmware: 5DV10265

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 436 429 429 435 432 MB/s

96.7% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 354

SusWrite 432

89% 393 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 41.1

141% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 258

195% 263 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 months ago.

35GB free

Firmware: 5DV10272

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 430 426 421 422 426 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 406

Mixed 328

SusWrite 428

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 38.8

133% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 260

197% 266 MB/s

USA-User, 26 days ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5DV10270

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 389 394 404 401 395 MB/s

90.9% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 346

SusWrite 383

86% 378 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 76.3

4K Mixed 38.6

134% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 233

DQ Mixed 252

191% 258 MB/s

LVA-User, 1 month ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5DV12270

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 394 372 383 393 385 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 414

Mixed 350

SusWrite 387

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 62.7

4K Mixed 36.6

122% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 229

DQ Mixed 250

190% 256 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

65GB free

Firmware: 5DV12270

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 391 396 365 391 395 MB/s

84.3% Excellent

Write 397

Mixed 337

SusWrite 382

83% 368 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 53.1

4K Mixed 33.6

114% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 249

188% 254 MB/s

ARE-User, 14 days ago.

330GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5DV10272

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 334 345 329 355 335 MB/s

58% Above average

Write 312

Mixed 275

SusWrite 339

69% 304 MB/s

4K Read 8.8

4K Write 30.5

4K Mixed 13.1

46% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 248

188% 254 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	828x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	75x

SSD
SSDSC2BA400G3 400GBIntelBench 87%, 389 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	37x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $751

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SSDSC2BA400G3 400GB

Average Bench: 87.3% (366^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

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Average Bench: 87.3% (366th of 1072)

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