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Intel SSDSC2KW120H6

540s Series 120GB

540s Series 120GB
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Effective Speed -691%Effective Speed -691%Average Score -1,279%Read -862%, Write -1,802%, 4K Read -242%, 4K Write -201%, Mixed -1,124%, 4K Mixed -219%, SusWrite -4,501%Peak Score -1,555%Read -1,110%, Write -1,554%, 4K Read -509%, 4K Write -271%, Mixed -1,094%, 4K Mixed -364%, SusWrite -5,986%Value & Sentiment -2,368%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,700%Nice To Haves -625%DQ Read -759%, DQ Write -546%, DQ Mixed -771%, ADQ Read -581%, ADQ Write -531%, ADQ Mixed -694%, Age -425%, AS-SSD Total -693%

Average Bench: 68.9% (695^th of 1080)

Based on 4,012 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2KW120H6, INTE SSDSC2KW120H6

Poor: 51%Average: 68.9% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Intel 540s Series 120GB averaged 31.0% 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 187MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 540s Series 120GB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 540s Series 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 245MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,012 samples)

Rank 69568.9%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 436	490
81.3	Write 245	389
131	Mixed 264	391
58.2	SusWrite 68.5	75.2
56.1% 254 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.3	4K Read 26	31.5
36.8	4K Write 68.9	102
22.1	4K Mixed 34.7	47.2
120% 43.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
143	DQ Read 251	270
68.6	DQ Write 199	294
64.7	DQ Mixed 187	241
150% 212 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

NOR-User, 3 days ago.

67GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 63 63 64 63 63 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 359

Mixed 382

SusWrite 74.3

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 77.8

4K Mixed 41.1

137% 49.1 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 212

178% 256 MB/s

DNK-User, 15 days ago.

59GB free

Firmware: LSF043C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 63 65 63 63 63 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 245

Mixed 248

SusWrite 72.4

57% 260 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 71.7

4K Mixed 31.3

120% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 140

131% 204 MB/s

FRA-User, 13 days ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 62 49 56 59 60 MB/s

69.7% Good

Write 238

Mixed 159

SusWrite 66.3

51% 233 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 41.8

116% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 158

DQ Mixed 234

168% 220 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 day ago.

67GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 62 63 63 63 63 MB/s

65.8% Good

Write 210

Mixed 267

SusWrite 70.7

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 65.6

4K Mixed 31

112% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 151

132% 199 MB/s

BEL-User, 12 days ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 61 60 61 62 62 MB/s

60.4% Good

Write 212

Mixed 314

SusWrite 69.3

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 53.8

4K Mixed 34.7

103% 36.1 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 142

128% 194 MB/s

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 15%

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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples	1,311x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples	1,112x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	923x

GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	784x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	398x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	231x

SSD
540s Series 120GBIntelBench 69%, 4,012 samples	1x

RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples	192x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	184x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples	163x

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Value: 9% - Terrible

Total price: $440

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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Intel SSDSC2KW120H6

540s Series 120GB

Average Bench: 68.9% (695^th of 1080)

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540s Series 120GB

Average Bench: 68.9% (695th of 1080)

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