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SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 83.7% (431st of 1074)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA400G3E
Poor: 73%Average: 83.7% Great: 93%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 206MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.1MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GB is just 20%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 363MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 43183.7%
Min Avg Max
261 Read 363 459
61.5 Write 370 455
119 Mixed 342 459
188 SusWrite 355 413
80.6% 357 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 27.9 37.8
34.3 4K Write 60.8 84.6
18.3 4K Mixed 34.1 48
118% 40.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 DQ Read 245 301
57.7 DQ Write 205 242
15.3 DQ Mixed 206 261
159% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5DV10250
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 389 381 392 382 385 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 368
Write 409
Mixed 344
SusWrite 382
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 39.1
135% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 258
196% 265 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5DV10250
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 384 393 385 374 378 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 360
Write 403
Mixed 344
SusWrite 376
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 38.8
134% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 259
196% 266 MB/s
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5DV10250
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 387 382 392 375 362 MB/s
79% Very good
Read 358
Write 418
Mixed 344
SusWrite 371
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 29.3
96% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 258
196% 265 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5DV10250
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 294 204 194 262 262 MB/s
65% Good
Read 261
Write 258
Mixed 335
SusWrite 250
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 28.9
98% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 203
150% 199 MB/s
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Typical SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GB Builds (Compare 379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Asrock AB350M

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples78x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD  $92Bench 57%, 83,528 samples50x
Ryzen 5 1400AMD  $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples40x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples55x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples44x
SSD
SSDSC2BA400G3E 400GBIntelBench 84%, 13 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples19x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $275

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Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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