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Intel SSDSA2CW160G3

320 Series 160GB

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Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Average Bench: 41.9% (868th of 1011)

more Based on 7,481 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSA2CW160G3, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3L, INTEL SS DSA2BW160G3H, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3H, INTEL SSDSA2BW16, INTEL SSDSA2CW16, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3A, INTEL SS DSA2BW160G3L
Poor: 31%Average: 41.9% Great: 51%

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Below average average bench

The Intel 320 Series 160GB averaged 58.1% 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 57.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 19.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 320 Series 160GB is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 320 Series 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 69.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,481 samples)
Rank 86841.9%
Min Avg Max
157 Read 225 257
121 Write 156 169
121 Mixed 150 163
82.7 SusWrite 139 167
37.4% 167 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.95 4K Read 16.2 21
17.7 4K Write 31.2 41.6
12.1 4K Mixed 19.1 24
65.5% 22.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.3 DQ Read 117 140
42.9 DQ Write 69.9 94.6
22.4 DQ Mixed 57.7 72.5
52.5% 81.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 161 163 160 156 MB/s
46% Average
Read 235
Write 162
Mixed 156
SusWrite 154
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 19.8
72% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 87.5
DQ Mixed 63.3
60% 94.3 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC1LE05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 149 156 152 154 151 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 250
Write 165
Mixed 163
SusWrite 154
41% 183 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 29.3
4K Mixed 20.6
70% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 67.2
DQ Mixed 21.7
37% 74.2 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10365
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 120 104 96 98 104 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 239
Write 165
Mixed 160
SusWrite 111
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 22
77% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 88.1
DQ Mixed 63.7
61% 96.6 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC1LE05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 95 73 61 85 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 208
Write 152
Mixed 114
SusWrite 80.9
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 18.1
62% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 42.6
DQ Mixed 22.5
20% 28.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 17,666,427 SSDs tested.

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Typical 320 Series 160GB Builds (Compare 3,450 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 19%
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System: HP EliteBook 8460p

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel  $151Bench 29%, 26,619 samples1,748x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $293Bench 30%, 9,484 samples719x
Core i7-2620MIntelBench 30%, 8,823 samples507x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 60,164 samples2,173x
Radeon HD 6470MAMDBench 2%, 3,593 samples837x
Radeon HD 7400MAMDBench 2%, 2,847 samples290x
SSD
320 Series 160GBIntel  $90Bench 42%, 7,481 samples112x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 40%, 239,156 samples1,336x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 87,220 samples975x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 237,266 samples376x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 23% - Poor Total price: $241

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