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Intel SSDSCMMW180A3L

521 Series 180GB

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Effective Speed -915%Effective Speed -915%Average Score -1,149%Read -987%, Write -2,433%, 4K Read -399%, 4K Write -470%, Mixed -1,281%, 4K Mixed -578%, SusWrite -1,895%Peak Score -1,321%Read -1,133%, Write -2,661%, 4K Read -665%, 4K Write -580%, Mixed -1,649%, 4K Mixed -676%, SusWrite -1,881%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -777%DQ Read -686%, DQ Write -756%, DQ Mixed -785%, ADQ Read -791%, ADQ Write -680%, ADQ Mixed -1,180%, Age -538%, AS-SSD Total -802%

Average Bench: 53.7% (874^th of 1080)

Based on 294 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSCMMW180A3L

Poor: 41%Average: 53.7% Great: 65%

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Average average bench

The Intel 521 Series 180GB averaged 46.3% 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 116MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.8MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 521 Series 180GB is 24.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 521 Series 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 184MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 294 samples)

Rank 87453.7%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 386	481
127	Write 184	233
172	Mixed 234	267
114	SusWrite 158	231
53.4% 241 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.4	4K Read 17.8	25.1
17.5	4K Write 36.4	55.7
6.67	4K Mixed 16.3	28.2
67% 23.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.3	DQ Read 192	295
36.1	DQ Write 161	222
6.78	DQ Mixed 116	237
104% 156 MB/s

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

USA-User, 11 months ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LE9i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 128 111 106 106 108 MB/s

54.5% Above average

Write 188

Mixed 235

SusWrite 117

48% 215 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 39.1

4K Mixed 24.3

83% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 169

DQ Mixed 215

156% 204 MB/s

PSE-User, 7 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LE9i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 163 157 166 166 MB/s

47.6% Average

Write 204

Mixed 219

SusWrite 157

49% 217 MB/s

4K Read 10

4K Write 29.7

4K Mixed 15.2

50% 18.3 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 212

166% 232 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LE9i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 137 97 103 MB/s

41.4% Average

Write 91

Mixed 140

SusWrite 123

38% 172 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 13

4K Mixed 14.9

52% 14.9 MB/s

DQ Read 150

DQ Write 53.7

DQ Mixed 72.4

61% 92.1 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Lenovo 3444F9U

CPU
Core i7-3667UIntelBench 51%, 3,556 samples	12x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	12x

SSD
521 Series 180GBIntelBench 54%, 294 samples	8x

RAM
M471B5174BM0-YH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 44%, 1,354 samples	8x
EBJ41UF8BDU0-DJ-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 42%, 713 samples	4x

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Intel SSDSCMMW180A3L

521 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 53.7% (874^th of 1080)

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Intel SSDSCMMW180A3L

521 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 53.7% (874th of 1080)

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Good consistency

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System: Lenovo 3444F9U

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Average Bench: 53.7% (874^th of 1080)