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SSDSA2UP020G3H 20GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 37.5% (969th of 1072)

Based on 52 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSA2UP020G3H
Poor: 30%Average: 37.5% Great: 44%

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Poor average bench

The Intel SSDSA2UP020G3H 20GB averaged 62.5% 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 61.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.8MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSA2UP020G3H 20GB is just 14.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSA2UP020G3H 20GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 88.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 88MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 52 samples)
Rank 96937.5%
Min Avg Max
155 Read 193 204
76.1 Write 88.1 97.2
94.5 Mixed 109 125
70.8 SusWrite 88 97
26.5% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.9 4K Read 17.8 21.6
16.6 4K Write 31.5 39.9
11.1 4K Mixed 19.3 25.2
68.5% 22.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 DQ Read 95.8 124
32.9 DQ Write 54.2 68.6
12.4 DQ Mixed 61.3 89.5
49.3% 70.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 95 95 94 84 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 198
Write 97.1
Mixed 116
SusWrite 92.9
28% 126 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 25.1
86% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 63.2
DQ Mixed 84.8
65% 89.4 MB/s
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 95 97 96 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 202
Write 98.1
Mixed 118
SusWrite 95.2
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 24.2
84% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 66.1
DQ Mixed 90.2
68% 92.9 MB/s
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 92 85 79 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 198
Write 95
Mixed 116
SusWrite 89.7
28% 125 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 24.7
83% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 59.4
DQ Mixed 87.4
66% 89 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 89 92 92 92 92 MB/s
43% Average
Read 200
Write 89.2
Mixed 111
SusWrite 89.4
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 24.3
82% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 81.9
62% 86.2 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 86 83 84 79 MB/s
43% Average
Read 198
Write 93.3
Mixed 116
SusWrite 84.3
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 24.4
84% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 60.2
DQ Mixed 86.3
65% 87.4 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 89 91 92 92 92 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 192
Write 86.4
Mixed 108
SusWrite 89
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 22.7
77% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 61.7
DQ Mixed 82.2
63% 87.7 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 89 87 90 87 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 164
Write 84.2
Mixed 102
SusWrite 86.4
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 20.3
66% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 46
DQ Mixed 24
21% 30.2 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: 9CV10379
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 91 95 89 87 MB/s
33.7% Below average
Read 200
Write 86.7
Mixed 110
SusWrite 89.6
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 16.3
52% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 53.3
DQ Mixed 78.1
60% 84.5 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples3,466x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples2,220x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples1,853x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples3,553x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples712x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples683x
SSD
SSDSA2UP020G3H 20GBIntelBench 37%, 52 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples253x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples182x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples172x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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