Intel SSDSC2CW480A3

520 Series 480GB

520 Series 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,770)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $249

Effective Speed -59%Effective Speed -59%Average Score -87%Read -12%, Write -64%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -347%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -95%, SusWrite -35%Peak Score -98%Read -8%, Write -56%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -414%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -107%, SusWrite -42%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -166%, Value -185%Nice To Haves -106%DQ Read -57%, DQ Write -217%, DQ Mixed -118%, ADQ Read -49%, ADQ Write -192%, ADQ Mixed -93%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -91%

Average Bench: 61.9% (779^th of 1072)

Based on 1,770 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW480A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW480A, INTEL SSDSC2CW48, INTE SSDSC2CW480A3

Poor: 49%Average: 61.9% Great: 71%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The Intel 520 Series 480GB averaged 38.0% 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 135MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.7MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 480GB is 21.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 520 Series 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 19.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 99.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,770 samples)

Rank 77961.9%

Min	Avg	Max
320	Read 408	470
175	Write 247	311
218	Mixed 274	328
157	SusWrite 219	272
64.1% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 27.7	34.1
13.9	4K Write 19.6	23.8
15.7	4K Mixed 23.1	28.1
81.9% 23.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
172	DQ Read 219	234
63.9	DQ Write 99.1	113
82	DQ Mixed 135	152
107% 151 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

446GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 255 253 250 255 250 MB/s

70.4% Very good

Write 253

Mixed 254

SusWrite 255

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 23.5

4K Mixed 27.7

98% 28.2 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 105

DQ Mixed 138

110% 158 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

253GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 260 260 277 270 276 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 265

Mixed 235

SusWrite 266

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 21.9

4K Mixed 25.9

93% 26.5 MB/s

DQ Read 233

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 139

112% 160 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

389GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 202 238 247 236 226 MB/s

68.6% Good

Write 280

Mixed 317

SusWrite 226

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 20.9

4K Mixed 26.6

95% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 142

112% 159 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 229 232 236 254 215 MB/s

67.7% Good

Write 262

Mixed 289

SusWrite 234

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 22

4K Mixed 25.6

88% 25.5 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 93.8

DQ Mixed 143

108% 149 MB/s

GBR-User, 20 days ago.

419GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 235 278 269 276 259 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 283

Mixed 281

SusWrite 256

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 18.3

4K Mixed 21.9

84% 23.6 MB/s

DQ Read 233

DQ Write 89.2

DQ Mixed 136

107% 153 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

50GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 209 213 223 278 281 MB/s

61.7% Good

Write 266

Mixed 290

SusWrite 238

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 19.7

4K Mixed 22.6

77% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 96.6

DQ Mixed 120

101% 149 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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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	2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	932x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
520 Series 480GBIntel $249Bench 62%, 1,770 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $546

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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

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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) $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 SSDSC2CW480A3

520 Series 480GB

Average Bench: 61.9% (779^th of 1072)

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520 Series 480GB

Average Bench: 61.9% (779th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 61.9% (779^th of 1072)