Intel

SSDSC2BA40 400GB

SSDSC2BA40 400GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -21%Read -24%, Write -6%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -50%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite 27%Peak Score -8%Read 2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -26%, DQ Mixed -20%, ADQ Read -37%, ADQ Write -39%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 81.5% (466^th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA40

Poor: 58%Average: 81.5% Great: 98%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BA40 400GB averaged just 18.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BA40 400GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BA40 400GB is 39.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BA40 400GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 316MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 368MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 46681.5%

Min	Avg	Max
257	Read 368	516
251	Write 384	455
167	Mixed 316	484
280	SusWrite 376	447
81.4% 361 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 25.9	35.8
33	4K Write 58.5	93
15.6	4K Mixed 30.2	44.8
109% 38.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.8	DQ Read 239	315
66.3	DQ Write 208	284
35.7	DQ Mixed 213	275
162% 220 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

373GB free

Firmware: 5DV1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 436 433 431 433 434 MB/s

94.3% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 350

SusWrite 433

92% 405 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 36.7

129% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 261

198% 267 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0140

SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 405 403 405 408 403 MB/s

85.5% Excellent

Write 390

Mixed 289

SusWrite 397

83% 366 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 69.6

4K Mixed 30.1

108% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 270

205% 277 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

273GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0250

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 398 393 398 397 400 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 408

Mixed 338

SusWrite 397

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 49.5

4K Mixed 33.6

113% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 228

171% 228 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

271GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0250

SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 396 394 398 402 397 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 403

Mixed 337

SusWrite 395

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 49.1

4K Mixed 33.2

110% 36.7 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 222

168% 227 MB/s

CAN-User, 8 months ago.

260GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0250

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 388 395 394 393 395 MB/s

81.9% Excellent

Write 397

Mixed 328

SusWrite 394

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 55.5

4K Mixed 30.3

105% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 211

DQ Mixed 234

175% 233 MB/s

SWE-User, 8 months ago.

242GB free

Firmware: 0250

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 276 278 293 290 287 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 302

Mixed 259

SusWrite 284

64% 284 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 33

4K Mixed 18.9

65% 22.5 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 175

DQ Mixed 196

148% 201 MB/s

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision T7610

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v21stBench 64%, 1,386 samples	64x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v21stBench 75%, 766 samples	64x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v21stBench 66%, 1,377 samples	40x

GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	56x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	41x
Quadro K6000Nvidia $4,000Bench 44%, 1,173 samples	24x

SSD
SSDSC2BA40 400GBIntelBench 82%, 17 samples	1x

RAM
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 8x8GBSamsungBench 94%, 283 samples	34x
HMT41GR7AFR4C-RD 8x8GBHynixBench 94%, 307 samples	21x
18JSF1G72PZ-1G9E1 4x8GBMicronBench 77%, 512 samples	19x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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

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SSDSC2BA40 400GB

Average Bench: 81.5% (466^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.5% (466^th of 1072)