Intel SSDSC2KW480H6

540s Series 480GB

540s Series 480GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -19%Read -2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -68%Peak Score -24%Read -3%, Write -5%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -80%Value & Sentiment User Rating -11%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -35%, ADQ Read -18%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 81.7% (463^rd of 1072)

Based on 4,519 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2KW480H6

Poor: 59%Average: 81.7% Great: 95%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Intel 540s Series 480GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 540s Series 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 208MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 540s Series 480GB is 35.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 540s Series 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,519 samples)

Rank 46381.7%

Min	Avg	Max
354	Read 447	490
227	Write 394	460
217	Mixed 347	394
143	SusWrite 176	215
76.3% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.8	4K Read 25.8	30.3
38.7	4K Write 81.6	114
24.9	4K Mixed 38.2	47
131% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
199	DQ Read 277	299
102	DQ Write 276	334
115	DQ Mixed 208	246
175% 254 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

IRL-User, 1 month ago.

287GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 123 131 135 142 118 MB/s

89.7% Excellent

Write 347

Mixed 393

SusWrite 164

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 95.1

4K Mixed 42.8

149% 55.6 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 247

204% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

435GB free

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 380 132 119 120 119 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 456

Mixed 404

SusWrite 216

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 39.3

132% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 238

198% 285 MB/s

CZE-User, 8 days ago.

281GB free

Firmware: LSF043C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 123 116 124 142 118 MB/s

86.1% Excellent

Write 438

Mixed 390

SusWrite 167

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 80.4

4K Mixed 42.9

140% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 240

197% 279 MB/s

USA-User, 23 days ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 164 165 161 118 119 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 448

Mixed 400

SusWrite 182

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 84.9

4K Mixed 40.2

139% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 243

192% 266 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 days ago.

68GB free

Firmware: LSF042C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 163 133 175 120 120 MB/s

84.3% Excellent

Write 450

Mixed 376

SusWrite 182

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 38.5

130% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 240

200% 286 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSF031C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 249 179 120 114 116 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 421

Mixed 369

SusWrite 187

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 76.3

4K Mixed 36.5

126% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 236

191% 268 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

145GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 118 123 117 116 143 MB/s

80.8% Excellent

Write 444

Mixed 373

SusWrite 154

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 69.9

4K Mixed 39

129% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 184

159% 237 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

104GB free

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 123 142 123 119 MB/s

73.1% Very good

Write 425

Mixed 373

SusWrite 123

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 35.9

122% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 127

122% 195 MB/s

GBR-User, 16 days ago.

153GB free

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 426 155 121 120 120 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 428

Mixed 382

SusWrite 214

83% 372 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 45.9

4K Mixed 29.5

95% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 248

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 234

183% 250 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,630x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
540s Series 480GBIntelBench 82%, 4,519 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $650

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 SSDSC2KW480H6

540s Series 480GB

Average Bench: 81.7% (463^rd of 1072)

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540s Series 480GB

Average Bench: 81.7% (463rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.7% (463^rd of 1072)