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Intel SSDSC2KW512G8

545s Series 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 107% (232nd of 1079)

Based on 12,034 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KW512G8
Poor: 76%Average: 107% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel 545s Series 512GB averaged 7.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 545s Series 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 229MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 545s Series 512GB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 545s Series 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 374MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,034 samples)
Rank 232107%
Min Avg Max
371 Read 473 516
336 Write 424 473
314 Mixed 403 452
217 SusWrite 374 443
94.2% 419 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.3 4K Read 39.4 49.3
41.1 4K Write 81.1 112
28.8 4K Mixed 51.3 66.9
168% 57.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
211 DQ Read 287 309
127 DQ Write 293 353
140 DQ Mixed 229 258
189% 270 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 439 435 437 438 437 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 461
Mixed 455
SusWrite 442
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 64.9
212% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 258
214% 305 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 443 435 435 437 438 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 479
Mixed 447
SusWrite 441
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 51.9
189% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 224
191% 279 MB/s
29GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 354 108 150 172 104 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 455
Mixed 435
SusWrite 220
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 48.2
155% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 256
213% 304 MB/s
53GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 395 418 420 429 417 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 460
Mixed 363
SusWrite 412
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 34.1
123% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 223
189% 275 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 398 291 326 262 371 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 456
Write 398
Mixed 331
SusWrite 306
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 30.3
97% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 223
188% 274 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 171 140 203 119 215 MB/s
40.3% Average
Read 317
Write 244
Mixed 228
SusWrite 178
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 15.2
39% 12.2 MB/s
DQ Read 90
DQ Write 91.4
DQ Mixed 166
104% 116 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,080x
Core i7-2600Intel  $148Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,610x
Core i5-3470Intel  $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples956x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,153x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,083x
SSD
545s Series 512GBIntel  $95Bench 107%, 12,034 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples524x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples382x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples303x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $392

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Excellent

6 years ago.

Five year warranty, this SDD will outlive most others (or at least it should). New technology, 64 layers of 3D NAND flash. It's too early to to do proper comparisons in terms of longevity but I'm sure it'll last me a while. This 545s 2.5 inch SSD is even faster than my Crucial MX300 M.2 SSD. I got a random read/write 4k speed of 100 MB/s + (with CrystalDisk Mark 5) that's unheard of on a SATA drive. Sure, this isn't NVMe or Optane, but that's okay, for the price ($165) I'm still pretty satisfied with this SSD.

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