Average Bench: 64.7% (744th of 1072)

Based on 1,596 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BF180A5L

Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB averaged 35.3% 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 119MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB is 34.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 150MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 187MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,596 samples)
Min Avg Max
290 Read 327 394
136 Write 187 255
180 Mixed 217 266
96.8 SusWrite 150 220
49.1% 220 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 23.5 32.5
32.7 4K Write 66.4 104
15.7 4K Mixed 28 40.1
107% 39.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
173 DQ Read 257 292
117 DQ Write 182 242
86.4 DQ Mixed 119 151
116% 186 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LUDi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 134 102 91 108 MB/s
Read 288
Write 181
Mixed 239
SusWrite 113
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 40.6
138% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 140
128% 197 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTVi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 125 141 161 149 143 MB/s
Read 346
Write 174
Mixed 182
SusWrite 141
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 32.3
118% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 111
110% 179 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LT2i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 151 145 157 153 MB/s
Read 319
Write 178
Mixed 208
SusWrite 143
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 28.6
103% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 106
111% 185 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LUSi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 125 139 139 126 MB/s
Read 361
Write 124
Mixed 181
SusWrite 131
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 16.5
61% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 66
DQ Mixed 76.9
67% 101 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,659,056 SSDs tested

Typical SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 20BUS08Q00

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