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SSDSC2BB48 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 82.7% (443rd of 1072)

Based on 51 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BB48
Poor: 63%Average: 82.7% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BB48 480GB averaged just 17.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2BB48 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 176MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BB48 480GB is 37.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BB48 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 336MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 384MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 51 samples)
Rank 44382.7%
Min Avg Max
209 Read 384 475
230 Write 396 454
232 Mixed 336 459
248 SusWrite 377 425
84.2% 373 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 25.4 32.2
32.8 4K Write 62.5 96.9
16.3 4K Mixed 29.2 36.7
109% 39.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
71.1 DQ Read 250 297
89.4 DQ Write 201 248
56.3 DQ Mixed 176 261
145% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 365 393 409 408 402 MB/s
86.6% Excellent
Read 388
Write 431
Mixed 305
SusWrite 396
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 32.4
115% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 247
187% 254 MB/s
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 346 354 355 356 356 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 198
Write 356
Mixed 235
SusWrite 351
65% 285 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 26.4
88% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 194
149% 203 MB/s
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 289 346 344 349 347 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 197
Write 328
Mixed 220
SusWrite 331
61% 269 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 25.1
89% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 190
149% 208 MB/s
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 340 345 357 342 336 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 192
Write 356
Mixed 231
SusWrite 346
64% 281 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 24.4
85% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 186
146% 203 MB/s
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Typical SSDSC2BB48 480GB Builds (Compare 5,679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,500x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel  $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples774x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples688x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples305x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
SSDSC2BB48 480GBIntelBench 83%, 51 samples1x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $345

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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