Intel SSDSC2BW120H601

535 Series 120GB

535 Series 120GB
BENCHMARKS (5,451)
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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -51%Read -23%, Write -118%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -60%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite -106%Peak Score -56%Read -19%, Write -123%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -71%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -116%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price 25%, Value -176%Nice To Haves -73%DQ Read -70%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -133%, ADQ Read -66%, ADQ Write -60%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age -14%, AS-SSD Total -56%

Average Bench: 73.5% (599^th of 1072)

Based on 5,451 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW120H6

Poor: 54%Average: 73.5% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Intel 535 Series 120GB averaged 26.4% 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 121MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 535 Series 120GB is 33%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 535 Series 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 186MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,451 samples)

Rank 59973.5%

Min	Avg	Max
303	Read 372	424
122	Write 186	217
181	Mixed 224	248
86.9	SusWrite 144	179
51.4% 231 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 29.4	35.9
43.1	4K Write 81.8	111
21.8	4K Mixed 36.6	45.2
135% 49.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
133	DQ Read 197	216
119	DQ Write 181	214
72.9	DQ Mixed 121	142
110% 166 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

BRA-User, 15 days ago.

24GB free

Firmware: RG20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 138 177 179 172 174 MB/s

83.1% Excellent

Write 208

Mixed 176

SusWrite 162

54% 246 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 42

149% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 106

108% 175 MB/s

THA-User, 7 days ago.

27GB free

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 60 75 103 83 MB/s

78% Very good

Write 206

Mixed 224

SusWrite 91.4

50% 229 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 96

4K Mixed 42.2

155% 57.2 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 125

114% 174 MB/s

EST-User, 1 day ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 142 136 126 126 136 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 166

Mixed 211

SusWrite 136

46% 205 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 37.8

137% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 151

DQ Write 145

DQ Mixed 117

96% 138 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

112GB free

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 179 174 176 183 179 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 194

Mixed 235

SusWrite 177

58% 262 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 46.4

4K Mixed 29.6

99% 33.4 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 142

123% 182 MB/s

USA-User, 20 days ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 145 107 128 85 104 MB/s

67.6% Good

Write 153

Mixed 225

SusWrite 116

47% 212 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 36.3

122% 44.1 MB/s

DQ Read 185

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 117

106% 162 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,629x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,250x

SSD
535 Series 120GBIntel $75Bench 74%, 5,451 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $725

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel 16nm MLC

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Terrible

2 years ago.

These drives are absolute garbage. I had a dozen of them installed in machines to upgrade them, and after a few years, they all died one by one. I have never again bought an intel SSD after this fiasco. I am writing this just as the last of the drives I had died in a seldom used notebook. These are just garbage. If you want drives that last, just get a Samsung, EVO as a budget, and Pro if you can fork it out and be done with it.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

Intel SSDSC2BW120H601

535 Series 120GB

Average Bench: 73.5% (599^th of 1072)

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Intel SSDSC2BW120H601

535 Series 120GB

Average Bench: 73.5% (599th of 1072)

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