Average Bench: 79.5% (490th of 1072)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SS DSC2KW180H6
Poor: 57%Average: 79.5% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Intel SS DSC2KW180H6 180GB averaged 20.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SS DSC2KW180H6 180GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 114MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.2MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 100MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Min Avg Max
371 Read 434 464
319 Write 392 440
315 Mixed 349 390
93.9 SusWrite 100 106
71.3% 319 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.3 4K Read 26.3 28.6
46.9 4K Write 67.5 78.4
29.4 4K Mixed 34.2 38.7
119% 42.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
154 DQ Read 189 256
141 DQ Write 162 226
77.3 DQ Mixed 114 235
102% 155 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 131 81 82 81 84 MB/s
Read 415
Write 423
Mixed 390
SusWrite 106
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 38.7
128% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 235
178% 239 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: LSB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 80 92 80 81 80 MB/s
Read 371
Write 319
Mixed 330
SusWrite 93.9
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 29.4
95% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 105
92% 137 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,776,834 SSDs tested

Typical SS DSC2KW180H6 180GB Builds (Compare 2,116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A - $76

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $356

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