Intel

SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB

SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB
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Effective Speed -89%Effective Speed -89%Average Score -118%Read -15%, Write -84%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write -409%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -166%, SusWrite -62%Peak Score -102%Read -1%, Write -67%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -412%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -116%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -157%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -255%, DQ Mixed -165%, ADQ Read -111%, ADQ Write -281%, ADQ Mixed -285%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -100%

Average Bench: 52.2% (878^th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SS DSC2BW480H6

Poor: 39%Average: 52.2% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB averaged 47.8% 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 Random Read Speed 22MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 67.5MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB is 29.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 17.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 75.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)

Rank 87852.2%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 397	503
150	Write 220	290
193	Mixed 270	340
93.8	SusWrite 183	256
59.6% 268 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.03	4K Read 22	30.6
5.42	4K Write 17.2	23.9
6.06	4K Mixed 16.9	27
64.1% 18.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.75	DQ Read 155	227
12	DQ Write 75.8	101
6.75	DQ Mixed 67.5	125
62.9% 99.6 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 2 years ago.

276GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 218 218 214 222 198 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 259

Mixed 288

SusWrite 217

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 23.4

4K Mixed 26.8

93% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 92.5

DQ Mixed 116

96% 142 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 years ago.

282GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 222 234 175 200 213 MB/s

59% Above average

Write 231

Mixed 237

SusWrite 205

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 19.6

4K Mixed 25.1

81% 23.4 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 93.9

DQ Mixed 124

100% 145 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

295GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 188 206 201 192 206 MB/s

57.1% Above average

Write 251

Mixed 242

SusWrite 199

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 17.7

4K Mixed 19.9

80% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 62

DQ Mixed 80.3

75% 120 MB/s

USA-User, 9 months ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 42 59 64 64 57 MB/s

39.1% Below average

Write 136

Mixed 187

SusWrite 55.9

39% 178 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 12.6

4K Mixed 13.6

58% 16.1 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 84.3

DQ Mixed 98.9

77% 108 MB/s

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Typical SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X-CF

CPU
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	14x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	14x
A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $175Bench 43%, 12,658 samples	13x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	16x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x

SSD
SS DSC2BW480H6 480GBIntelBench 52%, 29 samples	1x

RAM
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $467

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel

SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB

Average Bench: 52.2% (878^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X-CF

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SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB

Average Bench: 52.2% (878th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 52.2% (878^th of 1072)