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Intel SSDSA2M160G2GC

X25-M 160GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 36.3% (984th of 1080)

Based on 7,078 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSA2M160G2GC, INTEL SSDSA2M160, INTEL SSDSA2M160G2LE, INTEL SSDSA2M160G2HP, INTEL SSDSA2M160G2GN
Poor: 25%Average: 36.3% Great: 46%

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Poor average bench

The Intel X25-M 160GB averaged 63.7% 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 66.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel X25-M 160GB is 21.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel X25-M 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 95.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,078 samples)
Rank 98436.3%
Min Avg Max
140 Read 222 254
57.1 Write 95.6 108
46.3 Mixed 107 139
44 SusWrite 80 104
27.9% 126 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.54 4K Read 17.5 22.4
13.2 4K Write 40.9 66.9
6.97 4K Mixed 10.1 12
61% 22.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 DQ Read 144 183
36.1 DQ Write 74.9 90
11.2 DQ Mixed 66.5 89
60.8% 95 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
148GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 104 102 103 106 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 254
Write 103
Mixed 136
SusWrite 104
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 12.2
88% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 89.6
DQ Mixed 86.3
74% 110 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 102 101 103 101 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 244
Write 103
Mixed 132
SusWrite 101
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 11.4
67% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 87.7
DQ Mixed 84.9
73% 108 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 59 63 56 51 MB/s
36.4% Below average
Read 250
Write 108
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 59.4
26% 120 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 29
4K Mixed 12
59% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 84.7
DQ Mixed 52.3
57% 97.2 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: 2CV102G9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 45 52 36 81 77 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 349
Write 34.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 61.3
26% 121 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 12.7
59% 14.4 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 99 96 101 96 MB/s
32.9% Below average
Read 219
Write 102
Mixed 126
SusWrite 95.8
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 10.3
56% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 64.2
DQ Mixed 12.5
18% 32.7 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,100x
Core i7-2600Intel  $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,629x
Core i5-3470Intel  $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples966x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,159x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,094x
SSD
X25-M 160GBIntelBench 36%, 7,078 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples526x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples384x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples307x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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