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Intel SSDSA2CW080G3

320 Series 80GB

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Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 37.9% (963rd of 1072)

Based on 4,402 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSA2CW080G3, INTEL SS DSA2CW080G3, INTEL SSDSA2BW080G3
Poor: 26%Average: 37.9% Great: 45%

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Poor average bench

The Intel 320 Series 80GB averaged 62.0% 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 54.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.9MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 320 Series 80GB is just 18.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 320 Series 80GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 89.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,402 samples)
Rank 96337.9%
Min Avg Max
151 Read 226 259
78.9 Write 89.2 92.9
93.6 Mixed 111 118
51.7 SusWrite 80.5 92.8
28% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 4K Read 16.9 20.9
19.2 4K Write 32 41.2
12 4K Mixed 17.8 21.4
65.3% 22.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 DQ Read 116 138
42.9 DQ Write 58.5 68.6
20 DQ Mixed 54.6 66.9
49.3% 76.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
69GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 95 95 95 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 252
Write 94.8
Mixed 120
SusWrite 94.6
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 21.3
79% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 63.5
DQ Mixed 67.2
58% 88.9 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 91 91 91 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 252
Write 90.2
Mixed 116
SusWrite 90.2
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 20.7
77% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 63.1
DQ Mixed 63.1
57% 87.9 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: 4PC10302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 91 92 92 92 MB/s
42.1% Average
Read 246
Write 92.2
Mixed 114
SusWrite 89.2
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 19.9
73% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 57.1
DQ Mixed 56.9
53% 83.3 MB/s
11GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 59 56 56 47 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 242
Write 90.6
Mixed 116
SusWrite 61.2
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 20.2
73% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 65.4
DQ Mixed 63.6
56% 85.5 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 51 55 43 48 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 230
Write 88.9
Mixed 113
SusWrite 54.5
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 17.8
65% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 60.2
DQ Mixed 57.5
52% 80.2 MB/s
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 70 62 31 21 14 MB/s
27.7% Poor
Read 160
Write 89.7
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 45.2
21% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 11.8
49% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 58.9
DQ Mixed 49.9
46% 70.7 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
320 Series 80GBIntel  $60Bench 38%, 4,402 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $357

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