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Intel SSDSC2KW010X6

540s Series 1TB

540s Series 1TB
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Effective Speed -577%Effective Speed -577%Average Score -725%Read -834%, Write -1,083%, 4K Read -251%, 4K Write -153%, Mixed -831%, 4K Mixed -198%, SusWrite -1,722%Peak Score -959%Read -1,105%, Write -1,317%, 4K Read -540%, 4K Write -215%, Mixed -1,110%, 4K Mixed -367%, SusWrite -2,059%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -568%DQ Read -683%, DQ Write -474%, DQ Mixed -789%, ADQ Read -533%, ADQ Write -372%, ADQ Mixed -646%, Age -430%, AS-SSD Total -618%

Average Bench: 80.5% (487^th of 1080)

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

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

Popular builds with this SSD

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 48780.5%

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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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 month ago.

296GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 355 124 114 112 112 MB/s

91.8% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 382

SusWrite 208

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 95.3

4K Mixed 43.3

149% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 236

197% 283 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

188GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 118 127 120 136 120 MB/s

85.8% Excellent

Write 450

Mixed 384

SusWrite 152

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 94.5

4K Mixed 42.1

145% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 237

198% 283 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 month ago.

845GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 193 132 131 113 114 MB/s

79.9% Very good

Write 435

Mixed 375

SusWrite 177

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 37.9

128% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 226

DQ Mixed 237

182% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

907GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 113 112 113 132 119 MB/s

77.4% Very good

Write 275

Mixed 395

SusWrite 144

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 82.6

4K Mixed 36.4

131% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 128

121% 192 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

569GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 115 113 114 138 113 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 448

Mixed 369

SusWrite 160

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 62

4K Mixed 27.7

109% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 236

197% 284 MB/s

AUT-User, 1 month ago.

88GB free

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 150 137 120 155 114 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 333

Mixed 328

SusWrite 163

68% 302 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 63.4

4K Mixed 17.6

82% 32.8 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 229

194% 282 MB/s

USA-User, 13 days ago.

623GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 118 113 118 119 160 MB/s

60.2% Good

Write 330

Mixed 154

SusWrite 132

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 42.8

4K Mixed 25.9

81% 28.4 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 204

156% 211 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $256

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,114x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,512x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	672x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,404x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	779x

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

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	576x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	394x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	312x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $702

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

Intel SSDSC2KW010X6

540s Series 1TB

Average Bench: 80.5% (487^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 80.5% (487^th of 1080)