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IntelSSDSA2CW120G3
CrucialCT4000T700SSD(3|5)

Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2011.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 10,395 user samples
9,651 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 48% 56GB free
Worst Bench: 29% 42GB free (System drive)
Poor: 29% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 955th / 1080
744 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 994% 1.5TB free
Poor bench: 415% 2.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 415% Great: 994%
SPEED RANK: 3rd / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
40.4 % 735 % Insanely faster effective speed.
+1,718%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
220 MB/s 6,026 MB/s Insanely faster read speed.
+2,639%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
127 MB/s 6,092 MB/s Insanely faster write speed.
+4,697%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
16.7 MB/s 94.5 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+466%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
31.7 MB/s 235 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+641%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
134 MB/s 3,358 MB/s Insanely faster mixed IO speed.
+2,406%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
18.9 MB/s 123 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+551%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
113 MB/s 4,851 MB/s Insanely faster sustained write speed.
+4,193%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
257 MB/s 7,655 MB/s Insanely faster peak read speed.
+2,879%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
135 MB/s 8,214 MB/s Insanely faster peak write speed.
+5,984%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
21 MB/s 94.6 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+350%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
41.6 MB/s 363 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+773%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
144 MB/s 3,955 MB/s Insanely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+2,647%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
23 MB/s 149 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+548%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
135 MB/s 7,376 MB/s Insanely faster peak sustained write speed.
+5,364%
Market Share
Based on 77,610,754 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.06 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
3.29 % 318 % Insanely better value.
+9,554%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 73 % Much more popular.
+43%
Price
Price (score)
$89 Much cheaper.
+72%
$320
Age
Newest
164 Months 17 Months Hugely more recent.
+90%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
139 MB/s 2,321 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue read.
+1,570%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
91.3 MB/s 1,901 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue write.
+1,982%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
429 Pts 7,932 Pts Insanely stronger server IO.
+1,748%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
70.1 MB/s 2,067 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+2,849%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
119 MB/s 1,767 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue read.
+1,385%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
68.8 MB/s 1,235 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue write.
+1,695%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
57.2 MB/s 1,522 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+2,561%
Capacity
Capacity
120GB 4TB

The Intel 320 SSD uses a proprietary Intel controller which predates Intel's adoption of Sandforce controllers for their consumer SSDs. The 320 is nearly three years old and consequently has a particularly poor performance profile. With peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 260/135 and 208/107 MB/s the 120GB Intel 320 is about half as fast as the current group leaders. Peak small file 4K read/write speeds clock in at 19/37 MB/s, again around half as fast as the current group leaders. Overall the 120GB Intel 320 has an effective speed of 214 MB/s. Although these speeds are only around half as fast as current SSDs, they are still twice as fast sequentially and 15x faster than the fastest mechanical drives. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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The Crucial T700 is one of the first PCIe 5.0 SSDs, offering peak data rates double those of PCIe 4.0. The T700 can reach staggering burst sequential read and write speeds of 15 and 12 GB/s. However, out of cache performance still lies within PCIe 4.0 limits so the T700 doesn’t have a PCIe 5.0 advantage during sustained workloads. At current prices (1TB = $140, 2TB = $270, 4TB = $370) the T700 may be of interest to users looking for almost unparalleled burst performance, though most users won’t notice much improvement compared to the WD Black SN850X because of other bottlenecks in in a typical system. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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