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SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 93% (295th of 1072)

Based on 137 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BA400G4
Poor: 72%Average: 93% Great: 106%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB averaged just 6.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB is 34%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 382MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 137 samples)
Rank 29593%
Min Avg Max
307 Read 382 519
321 Write 421 465
246 Mixed 314 481
273 SusWrite 412 459
86.4% 382 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 4K Read 29 34
48.2 4K Write 82.9 112
22.4 4K Mixed 34 40.6
131% 48.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
88.6 DQ Read 298 354
119 DQ Write 254 295
68.6 DQ Mixed 252 299
195% 268 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
359GB free
Firmware: G2010170
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 447 420 417 416 430 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 406
Write 450
Mixed 328
SusWrite 431
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 38.6
152% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 298
230% 315 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G2010150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 409 402 408 428 438 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 374
Write 442
Mixed 314
SusWrite 415
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 32.3
112% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 292
222% 301 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G2010110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 354 361 367 387 386 MB/s
82.7% Excellent
Read 339
Write 387
Mixed 276
SusWrite 367
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 29.7
107% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 291
223% 302 MB/s
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G2010110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 338 340 376 374 393 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 303
Write 382
Mixed 237
SusWrite 350
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 25.9
90% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 266
203% 274 MB/s
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Typical SSDSC2BA400G4 400GB Builds (Compare 2,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,272x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples392x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples377x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples155x
SSD
SSDSC2BA400G4 400GBIntelBench 93%, 137 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples65x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $517

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