Intel SSDSC2BW480A4

530 Series 480GB

530 Series 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,386)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $301

Effective Speed -68%Effective Speed -68%Average Score -98%Read -15%, Write -75%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -381%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -110%, SusWrite -43%Peak Score -110%Read -12%, Write -65%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -461%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -125%, SusWrite -44%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -214%, Value -246%Nice To Haves -140%DQ Read -65%, DQ Write -286%, DQ Mixed -191%, ADQ Read -56%, ADQ Write -236%, ADQ Mixed -153%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -106%

Average Bench: 58.6% (817^th of 1072)

Based on 1,386 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW480A4

Poor: 48%Average: 58.6% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The Intel 530 Series 480GB averaged 41.4% 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 103MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.1MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 530 Series 480GB is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 530 Series 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 86MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,386 samples)

Rank 81758.6%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 397	453
136	Write 232	294
204	Mixed 271	321
137	SusWrite 207	269
61.7% 277 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	4K Read 26.1	32
13.1	4K Write 18.2	21.8
15.6	4K Mixed 21.4	25.9
76.6% 21.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
165	DQ Read 209	222
78.1	DQ Write 86	92.7
74.6	DQ Mixed 103	114
87.8% 132 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

UKR-User, 3 months ago.

268GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 240 229 258 240 247 MB/s

65.5% Good

Write 277

Mixed 302

SusWrite 233

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 18.8

4K Mixed 24.9

89% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 90.5

DQ Mixed 117

96% 141 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 months ago.

259GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 186 185 184 186 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 219

Mixed 230

SusWrite 185

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 20.5

4K Mixed 24.2

86% 24.6 MB/s

DQ Read 193

DQ Write 85.5

DQ Mixed 110

90% 130 MB/s

ISR-User, 2 months ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 205 202 217 198 201 MB/s

57% Above average

Write 245

Mixed 271

SusWrite 207

59% 263 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 20.1

4K Mixed 21.8

80% 23.1 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 91.4

DQ Mixed 107

91% 136 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

259GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 183 186 186 183 MB/s

56.9% Above average

Write 208

Mixed 227

SusWrite 183

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 19.9

4K Mixed 23.2

83% 23.8 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 90.9

DQ Mixed 108

88% 128 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 136 132 118 141 146 MB/s

55.7% Above average

Write 222

Mixed 300

SusWrite 137

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 17.7

4K Mixed 21.3

77% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 207

DQ Write 78.9

DQ Mixed 101

86% 129 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

75GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 159 201 168 160 MB/s

51.5% Above average

Write 275

Mixed 210

SusWrite 168

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 17.7

4K Mixed 20.1

70% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 84.1

DQ Mixed 109

84% 116 MB/s

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Typical 530 Series 480GB Builds (Compare 7,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370P D3 - $190

CPU
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,303x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	1,299x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,265x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	754x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	520x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	507x

SSD
530 Series 480GBIntel $301Bench 59%, 1,386 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	341x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	142x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $824

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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 SSDSC2BW480A4

530 Series 480GB

Average Bench: 58.6% (817^th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370P D3 - $190

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Intel SSDSC2BW480A4

530 Series 480GB

Average Bench: 58.6% (817th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370P D3 - $190

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Average Bench: 58.6% (817^th of 1072)