Intel SSDSC2BW240A4

530 Series 240GB

530 Series 240GB
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -37%Read -24%, Write -70%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite -55%Peak Score -38%Read -18%, Write -72%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -48%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment -271%User Rating -14%, Market Share -839%, Price -61%, Value -170%Nice To Haves -50%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -43%, DQ Mixed -106%, ADQ Read -28%, ADQ Write -39%, ADQ Mixed -89%, Age -31%, AS-SSD Total -32%

Average Bench: 75.7% (561^st of 1072)

Based on 16,872 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2BW240A4, INTEL SSDSC2BW24, INTEL SS DSC2BW240A4

Poor: 54%Average: 75.7% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Intel 530 Series 240GB averaged 24.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 530 Series 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 530 Series 240GB is 37.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 530 Series 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 239MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,872 samples)

Rank 56175.7%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 370	429
160	Write 239	282
201	Mixed 257	286
121	SusWrite 191	238
59% 264 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.3	4K Read 29.2	36.5
27.1	4K Write 73.5	107
20.3	4K Mixed 34.1	43.8
127% 45.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
161	DQ Read 254	284
121	DQ Write 208	250
74.4	DQ Mixed 138	161
129% 200 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

219GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 259 195 261 250 210 MB/s

92.9% Outstanding

Write 279

Mixed 290

SusWrite 238

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 96.6

4K Mixed 43.2

161% 58.6 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 158

148% 231 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

125GB free

Firmware: DC12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 252 240 245 242 259 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 267

Mixed 266

SusWrite 244

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 74.7

4K Mixed 34.2

128% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 156

146% 227 MB/s

DNK-User, 10 hrs ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 207 202 207 215 199 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 264

Mixed 260

SusWrite 202

64% 285 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 33.2

137% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 136

119% 177 MB/s

AUS-User, 4 days ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 190 153 185 187 194 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 232

Mixed 265

SusWrite 185

61% 272 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 36.5

126% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 178

DQ Mixed 160

136% 200 MB/s

RUS-User, 23 hrs ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 180 200 195 190 206 MB/s

75% Very good

Write 267

Mixed 267

SusWrite 191

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 72

4K Mixed 35.8

122% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 148

142% 224 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 125 151 134 142 126 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 246

Mixed 242

SusWrite 140

57% 255 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 32.5

4K Mixed 25.8

86% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 158

DQ Mixed 144

127% 194 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,031x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,574x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	937x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,048x

SSD
530 Series 240GBIntel $149Bench 76%, 16,872 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	377x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $446

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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530 Series 240GB

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