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SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 53.7% (873rd of 1079)

Based on 305 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BF480A5
Poor: 39%Average: 53.7% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB averaged 46.3% 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 71.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB is 27.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 16.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 72MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 305 samples)
Rank 87353.7%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 423 512
131 Write 210 272
177 Mixed 255 326
82.3 SusWrite 182 248
59.5% 268 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 4K Read 22.5 31.6
8.92 4K Write 16.3 23.9
8.08 4K Mixed 17.4 26.1
65% 18.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 DQ Read 178 229
15.3 DQ Write 72 96.8
9.3 DQ Mixed 71.7 117
67.1% 107 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TG26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 269 272 270 263 266 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 409
Write 277
Mixed 332
SusWrite 266
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 23.5
79% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 95.6
DQ Mixed 121
100% 148 MB/s
47GB free
Firmware: TG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 196 189 205 201 219 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 439
Write 225
Mixed 271
SusWrite 203
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 17.5
4K Mixed 13
64% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 94.7
83% 128 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 160 146 147 195 137 MB/s
52.9% Above average
Read 383
Write 176
Mixed 263
SusWrite 154
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 17.4
4K Mixed 20.3
70% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 74.7
DQ Mixed 88.7
81% 129 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 171 193 189 198 208 MB/s
51% Above average
Read 358
Write 158
Mixed 193
SusWrite 191
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 16.9
60% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 95.3
84% 131 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 84 78 40 65 77 MB/s
46.4% Average
Read 399
Write 218
Mixed 244
SusWrite 79
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 18.2
65% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 70.1
DQ Mixed 91.3
76% 114 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,187,887 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB Builds (Compare 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: MSI CSM-B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples21x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples17x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples16x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples12x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples8x
SSD
SSDSC2BF480A5 480GBIntelBench 54%, 305 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples8x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples5x
BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GBUnknownBench 56%, 7 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $147

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