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Intel SSDSC2BF180A4L SSDSC2BF180A401

SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 69.1% (684th of 1072)

Based on 7,834 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSC2BF180A4L, INTEL SSDSC2BF180A4H, INTEL SSDSC2BF180A4H S
Poor: 54%Average: 69.1% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB averaged 30.8% 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 127MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.7MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB is 27.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,834 samples)
Rank 68469.1%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 311 346
147 Write 189 232
198 Mixed 221 241
112 SusWrite 153 198
48.8% 219 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 4K Read 28.7 35.9
36.4 4K Write 72.9 104
19.7 4K Mixed 31.7 40.9
123% 44.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
204 DQ Read 263 279
131 DQ Write 179 218
93.7 DQ Mixed 127 146
120% 190 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
137GB free
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 230 222 236 227 216 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 359
Write 242
Mixed 260
SusWrite 228
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 37.7
144% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 151
142% 221 MB/s
45GB free
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 137 174 168 167 173 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 334
Write 207
Mixed 236
SusWrite 168
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 40.5
155% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 123
125% 203 MB/s
77GB free
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 129 146 154 155 158 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 345
Write 201
Mixed 240
SusWrite 152
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 36.3
144% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 138
131% 206 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 144 157 156 159 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 337
Write 172
Mixed 198
SusWrite 153
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 26.1
90% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 116
105% 160 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 96 112 86 109 88 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 316
Write 167
Mixed 203
SusWrite 98.7
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 27.8
89% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 122
116% 182 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop 50%
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Workstation 6%
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System: HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

CPU
Core i5-3437UIntelBench 49%, 3,817 samples339x
Core i5-3427UIntelBench 49%, 4,182 samples312x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 53%, 2,933 samples171x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples950x
Ivy 4PhdgdBench 4%, 153 samples1x
SSD
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel  $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples66x
RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples28x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 30,873 samples25x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 4% - Terrible Total price: $209

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