Intel SSDSC2BW240A4

530 Series 240GB

530 Series 240GB
BENCHMARKS (8,906)
MKT (0.1%)
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Superseded by the 535 Series 240GB »

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average User Bench -42%Read -26%, Write -77%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -67%Peak Lab Bench -42%Read -20%, Write -74%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -80%Value & Sentiment -290%User Rating -68%, Market Share -1,054%, Price 31%, Value -69%Nice To Haves -55%DQ Read -35%, DQ Write -45%, DQ Mixed -110%, ADQ Read -33%, ADQ Write -46%, ADQ Mixed -101%, Age -39%, AS-SSD Total -35%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 77.2% (455^th of 1003)

Based on 8,906 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2BW240A4, INTEL SSDSC2BW24, INTEL SS DSC2BW240A4

Poor: 56%Average: 77.2% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Intel 530 Series 240GB averaged 22.7% 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 137MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 530 Series 240GB is 36.4%. 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 190MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 238MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,906 samples)

Rank 45577.2%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 372	427
160	Write 238	281
199	Mixed 258	285
121	SusWrite 190	233
59% 264 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.2	4K Read 30	37.2
36.6	4K Write 78.3	114
22.5	4K Mixed 35.2	44.1
132% 47.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
143	DQ Read 254	285
99.3	DQ Write 209	250
74.4	DQ Mixed 137	160
128% 200 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

69GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 198 170 210 203 200 MB/s

93.3% Outstanding

Write 265

Mixed 265

SusWrite 198

64% 285 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 44.9

176% 65.9 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 146

137% 213 MB/s

VNM-User, 6 hrs ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 170 208 209 210 197 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 206

Mixed 265

SusWrite 200

57% 254 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 39.3

154% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 142

137% 216 MB/s

NOR-User, 6 hrs ago.

87GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 189 214 194 212 201 MB/s

82.5% Excellent

Write 271

Mixed 263

SusWrite 192

65% 291 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 24.9

154% 61 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 95.4

DQ Mixed 158

124% 177 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 207 202 199 199 212 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 240

Mixed 224

SusWrite 203

59% 266 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 50.4

4K Mixed 31.3

105% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 111

116% 194 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

33GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 208 193 210 185 213 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 236

Mixed 271

SusWrite 203

60% 270 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 39.7

4K Mixed 27

91% 30.1 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 140

120% 177 MB/s

NLD-User, 45 mins ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 171 153 155 149 MB/s

61.1% Good

Write 249

Mixed 257

SusWrite 161

57% 254 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 25.4

82% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 237

DQ Mixed 134

135% 217 MB/s

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Typical 530 Series 240GB Builds (Compare 39,688 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 23%

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CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $310Bench 63%, 81,088 samples	2,054x
Core i7-3770Intel $325Bench 70%, 116,135 samples	2,046x
Core i5-2400Intel $115Bench 60%, 66,809 samples	1,519x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $145Bench 38%, 364,011 samples	1,764x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 73,789 samples	1,569x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	1,214x

SSD
530 Series 240GBIntel $100Bench 77%, 8,906 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 21%, 239,260 samples	1,862x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 108,056 samples	1,308x
1x4GBUnknownBench 24%, 81,791 samples	577x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $555

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $248	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $606	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Intel SSDSC2BW240A4

530 Series 240GB

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530 Series 240GB

Average Bench: 77.2% (455th of 1003)

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