Intel

SSDSC2BW120A 120GB

SSDSC2BW120A 120GB
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Effective Speed -55%Effective Speed -55%Average Score -77%Read -9%, Write -176%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -75%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite -132%Peak Score -64%Read 1%, Write -174%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -79%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -136%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -86%DQ Read -54%, DQ Write -118%, DQ Mixed -76%, ADQ Read -93%, ADQ Write -133%, ADQ Mixed -139%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -58%

Average Bench: 63.4% (761^st of 1072)

Based on 94 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW120A

Poor: 45%Average: 63.4% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BW120A 120GB averaged 36.5% 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 109MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BW120A 120GB is 38.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BW120A 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 128MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 94 samples)

Rank 76163.4%

Min	Avg	Max
296	Read 421	511
108	Write 147	177
138	Mixed 205	237
98.3	SusWrite 128	164
49.6% 225 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.3	4K Read 27.3	37.6
18.5	4K Write 61.9	109
10.1	4K Mixed 24.8	43.2
106% 38 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.6	DQ Read 169	238
40.2	DQ Write 124	164
10.6	DQ Mixed 109	188
91.8% 134 MB/s

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

90GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 150 164 181 180 180 MB/s

81.1% Excellent

Write 164

Mixed 222

SusWrite 169

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 75.9

4K Mixed 39.3

143% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 163

DQ Mixed 189

144% 196 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

9GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 136 141 142 143 120 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 155

Mixed 213

SusWrite 138

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 73.5

4K Mixed 37.7

138% 48.3 MB/s

DQ Read 235

DQ Write 147

DQ Mixed 191

142% 191 MB/s

JPN-User, 5 months ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 127 121 121 121 MB/s

64.4% Good

Write 148

Mixed 210

SusWrite 125

49% 224 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 47

4K Mixed 29.6

103% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 142

DQ Mixed 174

133% 182 MB/s

CZE-User, 6 months ago.

34GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 127 125 129 128 119 MB/s

56% Above average

Write 124

Mixed 159

SusWrite 124

47% 214 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 18.3

4K Mixed 22.7

87% 24.3 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 52

DQ Mixed 63.4

53% 77.6 MB/s

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Typical SSDSC2BW120A 120GB Builds (Compare 11,568 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,911x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,530x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,606x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,185x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	983x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
SSDSC2BW120A 120GBIntelBench 63%, 94 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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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 $52

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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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Average Bench: 63.4% (761^st of 1072)

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