Average Bench: 48.3% (894th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SS DSC2KF480H6L
Poor: 40%Average: 48.3% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2KF480H6L 480GB averaged 51.7% 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 135MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 301MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2KF480H6L 480GB is 21.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2KF480H6L 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 26.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Min Avg Max
296 Read 331 374
148 Write 301 362
266 Mixed 288 319
135 SusWrite 176 202
61.5% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.6 4K Read 14.4 21.1
19 4K Write 26.8 36.7
11.6 4K Mixed 17.6 26.1
58.5% 19.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
122 DQ Read 142 173
113 DQ Write 130 159
118 DQ Mixed 135 159
101% 135 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
285GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 308 209 120 119 120 MB/s
Read 374
Write 362
Mixed 319
SusWrite 202
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 26.1
85% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 159
121% 164 MB/s
282GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 263 249 157 119 118 MB/s
Read 356
Write 344
Mixed 308
SusWrite 191
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 16.8
49% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 128
95% 125 MB/s
282GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 235 284 144 116 117 MB/s
Read 313
Write 289
Mixed 285
SusWrite 184
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 17.6
56% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 128
96% 128 MB/s
326GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 166 187 193 120 121 MB/s
Read 296
Write 296
Mixed 274
SusWrite 180
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 13.3
54% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 158
119% 160 MB/s
280GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 186 290 159 121 116 MB/s
Read 306
Write 148
Mixed 272
SusWrite 175
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 17.1
54% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 129
97% 129 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,797,316 SSDs tested

Typical SS DSC2KF480H6L 480GB Builds (Compare 305 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo Lenovo G580

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