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Intel SSDSA2CW300G3

320 Series 300GB

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

Average Bench: 45.8% (912th of 1072)

Based on 2,154 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSA2CW300G3, INTEL SSDSA2BW300G3L, INTEL SSDSA2BW300G3H, INTEL SSDSA2CW30, INTEL SSDSA2BW300G3
Poor: 33%Average: 45.8% Great: 54%

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Below average average bench

The Intel 320 Series 300GB averaged 54.1% 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 65.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 21MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 320 Series 300GB is 21%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 320 Series 300GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 171MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,154 samples)
Rank 91245.8%
Min Avg Max
162 Read 229 259
143 Write 194 218
125 Mixed 171 189
97.5 SusWrite 173 215
43.1% 192 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.1 4K Read 16.8 21.1
19.7 4K Write 32.7 41.8
13.1 4K Mixed 21 25.7
69.6% 23.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 DQ Read 125 140
44.2 DQ Write 73.7 97.7
24.7 DQ Mixed 65.4 77.3
57.8% 88.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
279GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 223 223 215 212 199 MB/s
56.1% Above average
Read 261
Write 221
Mixed 190
SusWrite 216
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 26
88% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 90.8
DQ Mixed 77.8
68% 103 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 4PC10302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 200 201 207 207 MB/s
49.4% Average
Read 250
Write 212
Mixed 180
SusWrite 201
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 32.6
4K Mixed 21.8
72% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 66.6
DQ Mixed 65.5
58% 89.8 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 157 155 136 143 126 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 240
Write 194
Mixed 189
SusWrite 151
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 23.1
74% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 69.8
DQ Mixed 65.7
59% 91.3 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 161 157 159 137 109 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 220
Write 190
Mixed 174
SusWrite 144
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 23.9
77% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 71.8
DQ Mixed 67.4
60% 92.6 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 161 159 170 157 139 MB/s
46.4% Average
Read 223
Write 193
Mixed 177
SusWrite 162
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 22.1
73% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 68.9
61% 93.5 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 157 140 156 153 152 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 156
Write 196
Mixed 175
SusWrite 156
39% 171 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 19.6
65% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 42.2
DQ Mixed 63.1
53% 78.5 MB/s
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10365
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 168 154 149 159 160 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 194
Write 174
Mixed 168
SusWrite 161
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 8.5
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 16.8
48% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 71.7
61% 91.7 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: HP Z240 SFF Workstation

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples359x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples109x
Xeon E3-1225 v5IntelBench 74%, 3,017 samples103x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples213x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples101x
Quadro K1200NvidiaBench 13%, 4,005 samples78x
SSD
320 Series 300GBIntel  $289Bench 46%, 2,154 samples36x
RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 2x16GBHynixBench 72%, 553 samples47x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples40x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $469

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