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SSDSC2BB160G4 160GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 68.7% (688th of 1072)

Based on 399 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BB160G4
Poor: 55%Average: 68.7% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BB160G4 160GB averaged 31.2% 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 196MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BB160G4 160GB is 23.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BB160G4 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 188MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 399 samples)
Rank 68868.7%
Min Avg Max
291 Read 324 418
173 Write 188 197
169 Mixed 202 240
144 SusWrite 177 193
49.6% 223 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 4K Read 27.5 32.6
39.4 4K Write 73.7 103
17.6 4K Mixed 27.3 32.3
116% 42.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.9 DQ Read 271 301
94 DQ Write 178 194
31 DQ Mixed 196 222
154% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2010370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 190 191 189 188 MB/s
75.8% Very good
Read 342
Write 193
Mixed 210
SusWrite 188
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 31
132% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 218
169% 234 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: D2010370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 196 196 196 195 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 313
Write 197
Mixed 204
SusWrite 196
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 29.7
119% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 214
165% 228 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2010370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 186 186 184 181 169 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 314
Write 194
Mixed 204
SusWrite 180
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 28.2
117% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 214
167% 234 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,711,073 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2BB160G4 160GB Builds (Compare 1,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 21%
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System: HP Z220 CMT Workstation

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples616x
Xeon E3-1225 V2Intel  $200Bench 70%, 2,869 samples158x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples108x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples101x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples72x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples71x
SSD
SSDSC2BB160G4 160GBIntelBench 69%, 399 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,354 samples33x
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 4x4GBMicronBench 55%, 1,512 samples25x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $356

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