Intel SSDSC2KW010X6

540s Series 1TB

540s Series 1TB
BENCHMARKS (1,702)
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -20%Read -2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -71%Peak Score -25%Read -3%, Write -7%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -83%Value & Sentiment -846%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,678%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -40%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 80.5% (479^th of 1072)

Based on 1,702 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2KW010X6

Poor: 61%Average: 80.5% Great: 96%

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Very good average bench

The Intel 540s Series 1TB averaged just 19.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 540s Series 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 199MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 540s Series 1TB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 540s Series 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 173MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,702 samples)

Rank 47980.5%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 449	492
257	Write 394	454
266	Mixed 347	386
138	SusWrite 173	212
76.2% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.5	4K Read 25.3	30
40.7	4K Write 82.1	120
24.7	4K Mixed 37.1	46.8
129% 48.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
198	DQ Read 270	296
111	DQ Write 266	331
119	DQ Mixed 199	236
169% 245 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SWE-User, 11 days ago.

46GB free

Firmware: LSF043C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 114 113 114 132 112 MB/s

93.5% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 376

SusWrite 155

82% 369 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 47.1

166% 63.2 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 226

190% 273 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSF031C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 134 165 194 143 112 MB/s

84% Excellent

Write 432

Mixed 295

SusWrite 168

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 79.5

4K Mixed 39.5

132% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 226

190% 273 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

260GB free

Firmware: LSF042C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 136 151 148 115 114 MB/s

82% Excellent

Write 423

Mixed 368

SusWrite 173

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 81.6

4K Mixed 37.9

130% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 223

189% 274 MB/s

CAN-User, 10 days ago.

374GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 238 237 124 138 112 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 320

Mixed 327

SusWrite 171

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 19.6

4K Mixed 19.2

68% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 205

DQ Write 42

DQ Mixed 70.2

65% 106 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,892x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,381x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,320x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

SSD
540s Series 1TBIntelBench 81%, 1,702 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $555

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2KW010X6

540s Series 1TB

Average Bench: 80.5% (479^th of 1072)

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540s Series 1TB

Average Bench: 80.5% (479th of 1072)

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