Intel

SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB

SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB
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Effective Speed -57%Effective Speed -57%Average Score -61%Read -24%, Write -100%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -93%, SusWrite -69%Peak Score -5%Read 1%, Write -6%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -63%DQ Read -25%, DQ Write -70%, DQ Mixed -47%, ADQ Read -70%, ADQ Write -105%, ADQ Mixed -128%, Age -27%, AS-SSD Total -31%

Average Bench: 62.7% (773^rd of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SS DSC2BW180A3H

Poor: 47%Average: 62.7% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB averaged 37.3% 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 114MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB is 28.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 175MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 203MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 77362.7%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 368	512
143	Write 203	456
196	Mixed 236	441
112	SusWrite 175	436
54.6% 245 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 26.2	42.3
11.6	4K Write 55.2	91.7
0.3	4K Mixed 23.3	53.4
98.7% 34.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.1	DQ Read 192	294
53	DQ Write 141	211
12.1	DQ Mixed 114	226
99.2% 149 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NPL-User, 7 months ago.

66GB free

Firmware: 4101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 203 205 203 207 195 MB/s

52.4% Above average

Write 208

Mixed 218

SusWrite 199

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 15.4

4K Mixed 17.9

70% 19.7 MB/s

DQ Read 156

DQ Write 62.9

DQ Mixed 79.6

67% 99.5 MB/s

EGY-User, 7 months ago.

118GB free

Firmware: 4101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 149 168 168 166 155 MB/s

51.1% Above average

Write 212

Mixed 215

SusWrite 164

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 28.9

4K Mixed 21.1

74% 23.5 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 125

DQ Mixed 127

96% 129 MB/s

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Pcchips A15G

CPU
Phenom 9850AMDBench 46%, 2,080 samples	2x
Phenom 9650AMD $125Bench 43%, 2,698 samples	1x
Phenom 9750AMDBench 44%, 1,906 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	1x
GTX 560 TiNvidia $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples	1x
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430NvidiaBench 0%, 4,836 samples	1x

SSD
SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GBIntelBench 63%, 50 samples	3x

RAM
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	2x
NT2GT64U8HD0BY-AD Elpida EBE21UE8AFFA-8G-F 4GBNanyaBench 23%, 4 samples	2x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $92

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SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB

Average Bench: 62.7% (773^rd of 1072)

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SS DSC2BW180A3H 180GB

Average Bench: 62.7% (773rd of 1072)

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