Intel SSDSC2BW240A4

530 Series 240GB

530 Series 240GB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -35%Read -24%, Write -69%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -39%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -53%Peak Score -34%Read -14%, Write -70%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -56%Value & Sentiment -307%User Rating -42%, Market Share -1,061%, Price -19%, Value -108%Nice To Haves -49%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -43%, DQ Mixed -97%, ADQ Read -28%, ADQ Write -41%, ADQ Mixed -84%, Age -36%, AS-SSD Total -30%

Average Bench: 76.3% (510^th of 1037)

Based on 12,105 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2BW240A4, INTEL SSDSC2BW24, INTEL SS DSC2BW240A4

Poor: 56%Average: 76.3% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Intel 530 Series 240GB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 530 Series 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 139MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 530 Series 240GB is 35.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 530 Series 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 242MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,105 samples)

Rank 51076.3%

Min	Avg	Max
305	Read 370	438
161	Write 242	285
192	Mixed 258	287
133	SusWrite 195	252
59.5% 266 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.6	4K Read 29.6	36.9
32	4K Write 73.9	108
21.7	4K Mixed 34.4	43.6
128% 46 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
147	DQ Read 252	284
96.2	DQ Write 208	250
82.6	DQ Mixed 139	161
129% 200 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

223GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 222 221 216 221 222 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 266

Mixed 280

SusWrite 219

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 96.4

4K Mixed 41.8

158% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 153

145% 227 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 124 161 143 187 151 MB/s

71.6% Very good

Write 193

Mixed 281

SusWrite 155

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 69.6

4K Mixed 32.8

125% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 130

114% 170 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 71%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $175Bench 84%, 464,160 samples	2,703x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 78%, 457,932 samples	1,515x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 83%, 354,560 samples	940x

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RTX 2060Nvidia $314Bench 85%, 261,890 samples	840x
RX 580AMD $170Bench 57%, 524,474 samples	755x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 107%, 207,343 samples	614x

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530 Series 240GBIntel $149Bench 76%, 12,105 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	901x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 388,993 samples	463x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 80,413 samples	413x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $707

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $289	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Intel SSDSC2BW240A4

530 Series 240GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (510^th of 1037)

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Intel SSDSC2BW240A4

530 Series 240GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (510th of 1037)

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