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SSDSA2CW12 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 39.3% (952nd of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSA2CW12
Poor: 31%Average: 39.3% Great: 45%

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Poor average bench

The Intel SSDSA2CW12 120GB averaged 60.7% 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 16.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15.1MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSA2CW12 120GB is just 14.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSA2CW12 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 62.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 95239.3%
Min Avg Max
203 Read 243 263
101 Write 125 134
114 Mixed 148 171
55 SusWrite 99.7 129
34.2% 154 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 16.6 20.9
17.8 4K Write 29.9 39.1
10.7 4K Mixed 15.1 21.1
60.3% 20.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.8 DQ Read 122 155
36.7 DQ Write 62.9 79.6
11.9 DQ Mixed 38.8 67.9
43.1% 74.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 0362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 127 129 131 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 242
Write 132
Mixed 145
SusWrite 130
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 29
4K Mixed 19.2
66% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 64.7
DQ Mixed 60.9
56% 87 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 99 113 118 120 121 MB/s
42.1% Average
Read 237
Write 123
Mixed 136
SusWrite 109
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 19.8
69% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 70.4
DQ Mixed 62.9
57% 87.6 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 121 120 122 124 MB/s
40.4% Average
Read 229
Write 127
Mixed 142
SusWrite 124
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 18.1
62% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 66.6
DQ Mixed 62.6
56% 87.4 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 88 79 55 55 49 MB/s
40.1% Average
Read 210
Write 123
Mixed 137
SusWrite 71.4
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 18.9
74% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 80.3
DQ Mixed 66.3
60% 92.6 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 98 90 82 69 100 MB/s
38.2% Below average
Read 244
Write 79.5
Mixed 99
SusWrite 92.8
28% 129 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 18.4
58% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 70.2
DQ Mixed 69.7
60% 91.1 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: 0362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 56 35 30 24 24 MB/s
29.8% Poor
Read 126
Write 125
Mixed 145
SusWrite 41.8
25% 109 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 30.5
4K Mixed 16.3
60% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 63.9
DQ Mixed 50.5
47% 74.8 MB/s
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Gaming 18%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation 19%
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System: HP Z820 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples145x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples114x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples87x
GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples145x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples65x
SSD
SSDSA2CW12 120GBIntelBench 39%, 78 samples1x
RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples18x
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