Average Bench: 56% (841st of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BF480A4

Average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BF480A4 480GB averaged 44.0% 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 79.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.5MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BF480A4 480GB is just 19.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BF480A4 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 16.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 75MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Min Avg Max
299 Read 406 500
131 Write 230 294
149 Mixed 278 324
174 SusWrite 221 262
63.3% 284 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 24.5 32
12.4 4K Write 16.9 21
7.48 4K Mixed 18.1 26.5
69.1% 19.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 DQ Read 177 223
13.2 DQ Write 75 96.1
8.49 DQ Mixed 79.5 114
71.1% 110 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 220 153 114 121 143 MB/s
Read 445
Write 274
Mixed 277
SusWrite 154
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 19.5
84% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 80.4
DQ Mixed 84.4
79% 127 MB/s
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 250 242 241 246 247 MB/s
Read 407
Write 257
Mixed 298
SusWrite 234
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 19.7
69% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 105
88% 130 MB/s
447GB free
Firmware: SC02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 164 160 229 229 223 MB/s
Read 338
Write 238
Mixed 251
SusWrite 202
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 12.9
44% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 92.2
DQ Mixed 111
83% 112 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,870,506 SSDs tested

Typical SSDSC2BF480A4 480GB Builds (Compare 1,679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $497

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