Intel

SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB

SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -29%Read 13%, Write 21%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 39%, 4K Mixed -231%Peak Score -61%Read 3%, Write 3%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed -322%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -536%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -2,372%, ADQ Read -28%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -1,842%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -20%

Average Bench: 94.2% (284^th of 1071)

Based on 3 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW480H6

Poor: 91%Average: 94.2% Great: 96%

Popular builds with this SSD

MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883) (3)

Excellent average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB averaged just 5.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 92.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 304MB/s

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Unknown consistency

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

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 13.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 13.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)

Rank 28494.2%

Min	Avg	Max
508	Read 515	522
488	Write 492	500
489	Mixed 499	506
112% 502 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.4	4K Read 28.4	29.6
82.3	4K Write 92.8	100
13.4	4K Mixed 13.6	13.8
109% 44.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
228	DQ Read 254	285
270	DQ Write 304	324
13.4	DQ Mixed 13.4	13.4
83.9% 191 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

GRC-User, 6 years ago.

437GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

96% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 489

111% 497 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 95.8

4K Mixed 13.8

113% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 13.4

90% 205 MB/s

GRC-User, 7 years ago.

894GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 506

112% 501 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 13.4

114% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 13.4

86% 196 MB/s

GRC-User, 6 years ago.

213GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 500

Mixed 502

114% 508 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 13.5

101% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 13.4

75% 170 MB/s

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Gaming 82%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883) - $250

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $122Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	45x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	44x
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	43x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	14x

SSD
SSDSC2BW480H6 960GBIntelBench 94%, 3 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 5,028 samples	6x
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	6x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	5x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $772

Popular SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB compatible motherboards:

MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883) (3)

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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

Intel

SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB

Average Bench: 94.2% (284^th of 1071)

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Unknown consistency

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SSDSC2BW480H6 960GB

Average Bench: 94.2% (284th of 1071)

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Excellent average bench

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Unknown consistency

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883) - $250

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Average Bench: 94.2% (284^th of 1071)