Intel SSDSA2CW160G3

320 Series 160GB

320 Series 160GB
BENCHMARKS (9,975)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $160

Effective Speed -136%Effective Speed -136%Average Score -137%Read -106%, Write -165%, 4K Read -110%, 4K Write -189%, Mixed -140%, 4K Mixed -137%, SusWrite -114%Peak Score -143%Read -96%, Write -186%, 4K Read -98%, 4K Write -194%, Mixed -154%, 4K Mixed -139%, SusWrite -134%Value & Sentiment -443%User Rating -40%, Market Share -1,286%, Price -24%, Value -424%Nice To Haves -227%DQ Read -164%, DQ Write -274%, DQ Mixed -341%, ADQ Read -168%, ADQ Write -317%, ADQ Mixed -330%, Age -42%, AS-SSD Total -182%

Average Bench: 41.4% (889^th of 1026)

Based on 9,975 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSA2CW160G3, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3L, INTEL SS DSA2BW160G3H, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3H, INTEL SSDSA2BW16, INTEL SSDSA2CW16, INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3A, INTEL SS DSA2BW160G3L

Poor: 30%Average: 41.4% Great: 50%

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Below average average bench

The Intel 320 Series 160GB averaged 58.6% 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 58.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 15.9MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 320 Series 160GB is 20.7%. 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 69MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,975 samples)

Rank 88941.4%

Min	Avg	Max
153	Read 222	256
116	Write 154	169
117	Mixed 149	163
87.3	SusWrite 138	167
37.1% 166 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9	4K Read 15.9	20.7
16.7	4K Write 30.3	41
11	4K Mixed 18.7	23.6
64% 21.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.2	DQ Read 119	139
41.6	DQ Write 69	95.3
21.6	DQ Mixed 58.9	72
53.3% 82.4 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4PC10365

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 140 149 125 165 158 MB/s

44.5% Average

Write 156

Mixed 156

SusWrite 144

38% 171 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 33.3

4K Mixed 20.4

70% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 73.2

DQ Mixed 62.8

58% 91.2 MB/s

CHE-User, 8 hrs ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4PC10365

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 144 138 141 142 MB/s

38.8% Below average

Write 153

Mixed 153

SusWrite 142

38% 172 MB/s

4K Read 12.1

4K Write 23.7

4K Mixed 15.9

51% 17.2 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 67.7

DQ Mixed 63.1

57% 89.2 MB/s

ROU-User, 26 mins ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4PC10365

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 151 157 159 162 162 MB/s

35.7% Below average

Write 160

Mixed 155

SusWrite 154

39% 172 MB/s

4K Read 8.8

4K Write 26.8

4K Mixed 11.5

42% 15.7 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 68.2

DQ Mixed 61.1

56% 87.5 MB/s

AUS-User, 59 mins ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4PC10302

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 98 75 54 57 71 MB/s

31.4% Below average

Write 158

Mixed 138

SusWrite 81.6

30% 136 MB/s

4K Read 12.7

4K Write 20

4K Mixed 15.1

49% 15.9 MB/s

DQ Read 139

DQ Write 62.2

DQ Mixed 59.3

55% 86.7 MB/s

DNK-User, 5 hrs ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4PC1LE04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 104 93 73 76 57 MB/s

30.3% Below average

Write 160

Mixed 131

SusWrite 83.1

25% 112 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 30.4

4K Mixed 19.2

68% 22.5 MB/s

DQ Read 18.8

DQ Write 37.4

DQ Mixed 15.4

15% 23.9 MB/s

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 29%

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System: HP EliteBook 8460p

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $202Bench 55%, 33,468 samples	2,315x
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 55%, 11,032 samples	950x
Core i7-2620MIntelBench 56%, 10,480 samples	694x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 77,151 samples	2,874x
Radeon HD 6470MAMDBench 1%, 4,332 samples	1,147x
Radeon HD 7400MAMDBench 2%, 4,132 samples	379x

SSD
320 Series 160GBIntel $160Bench 41%, 9,975 samples	130x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 270,510 samples	1,792x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 108,434 samples	1,249x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 324,522 samples	491x

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Value: 34% - Below average

Total price: $362

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Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC

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Really fast SSD for it's time. Still really fast now!

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $365	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $240

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSA2CW160G3

320 Series 160GB

Average Bench: 41.4% (889^th of 1026)

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320 Series 160GB

Average Bench: 41.4% (889th of 1026)

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Average Bench: 41.4% (889^th of 1026)