Intel SSDSA2CW160G3

320 Series 160GB

320 Series 160GB
BENCHMARKS (9,280)
MKT (0%)
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(2)
BUY • $160

Effective Speed -135%Effective Speed -135%Average Score -136%Read -104%, Write -163%, 4K Read -108%, 4K Write -188%, Mixed -138%, 4K Mixed -135%, SusWrite -115%Peak Score -141%Read -95%, Write -186%, 4K Read -96%, 4K Write -189%, Mixed -154%, 4K Mixed -134%, SusWrite -134%Value & Sentiment -394%User Rating -41%, Market Share -1,064%, Price -28%, Value -443%Nice To Haves -226%DQ Read -162%, DQ Write -274%, DQ Mixed -337%, ADQ Read -167%, ADQ Write -319%, ADQ Mixed -333%, Age -38%, AS-SSD Total -180%

Average Bench: 41.8% (898^th of 1037)

Based on 9,280 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: 41.8% Great: 51%

Popular builds with this SSD

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 59.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18.9MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 320 Series 160GB is just 19.6%. 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 70MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,280 samples)

Rank 89841.8%

Min	Avg	Max
167	Read 225	257
125	Write 156	169
116	Mixed 150	163
88.9	SusWrite 139	168
37.4% 167 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.03	4K Read 16	20.9
17.6	4K Write 30.8	41.7
11.8	4K Mixed 18.9	24
64.8% 21.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.6	DQ Read 121	140
43.5	DQ Write 70	95.7
22.6	DQ Mixed 59.2	72.5
53.8% 83.3 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 7 hrs ago.

69GB free

Firmware: 4PC1LE04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 168 165 163 163 MB/s

52.1% Above average

Write 170

Mixed 164

SusWrite 166

42% 190 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 23.9

85% 28.9 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 72.6

68% 106 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

149GB free

Firmware: 4PC1LE04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 149 148 151 154 149 MB/s

47.9% Average

Write 171

Mixed 162

SusWrite 151

41% 184 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 35.9

4K Mixed 22.3

76% 25.7 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 78.9

DQ Mixed 67.8

61% 94.9 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4PC10362

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 160 153 157 156 MB/s

41.7% Average

Write 160

Mixed 140

SusWrite 156

37% 166 MB/s

4K Read 17.7

4K Write 35.1

4K Mixed 21

72% 24.6 MB/s

DQ Read 19.7

DQ Write 41.6

DQ Mixed 22.4

19% 27.9 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LE05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 72 92 106 86 98 MB/s

35% Below average

Write 164

Mixed 120

SusWrite 90.1

34% 154 MB/s

4K Read 13.8

4K Write 28.8

4K Mixed 12.4

52% 18.3 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 66.1

DQ Mixed 58.2

52% 78.9 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $184Bench 74%, 190,565 samples	1,224x
Core i7-2600Intel $213Bench 72%, 118,729 samples	1,038x
Core i5-2400Intel $75Bench 69%, 114,075 samples	737x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 107,262 samples	933x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $146Bench 31%, 603,361 samples	829x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 100,471 samples	564x

SSD
320 Series 160GBIntel $160Bench 42%, 9,280 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 345,040 samples	808x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 146,771 samples	503x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 119,556 samples	301x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $344

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Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC

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Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $299	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Intel SSDSA2CW160G3

320 Series 160GB

Average Bench: 41.8% (898^th of 1037)

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320 Series 160GB

Average Bench: 41.8% (898th of 1037)

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