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SSDSA2CW160G3 147GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 43.5% (928th of 1072)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSA2CW160G3
Poor: 41%Average: 43.5% Great: 46%

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Below average average bench

The Intel SSDSA2CW160G3 147GB averaged 56.5% 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 Random Read Speed 18.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 57.2MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 115MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Rank 92843.5%
Min Avg Max
228 Read 240 257
152 Write 159 167
144 Mixed 160 198
78.1 SusWrite 115 143
37.5% 168 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 4K Read 18.3 19.2
31.7 4K Write 34.3 38
16.2 4K Mixed 19 21.9
70.1% 23.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
126 DQ Read 138 155
64.3 DQ Write 73 80.9
31 DQ Mixed 57.2 69.6
55.4% 89.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
46% Average
Read 256
Write 167
Mixed 193
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 16.4
69% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 62.7
DQ Mixed 32.6
44% 81.2 MB/s
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 148 128 125 104 103 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 243
Write 164
Mixed 159
SusWrite 128
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 21.9
75% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 54.5
53% 86.6 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 146 148 152 135 143 MB/s
42.6% Average
Read 228
Write 153
Mixed 145
SusWrite 143
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 31.7
4K Mixed 18.5
64% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 79
DQ Mixed 66.1
60% 94 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 115 104 106 98 110 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 231
Write 159
Mixed 153
SusWrite 109
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 20.1
71% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 69.6
DQ Mixed 64.8
58% 90.8 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 75 88 75 68 57 MB/s
40.7% Average
Read 240
Write 152
Mixed 144
SusWrite 78.1
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 18.2
71% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 80.9
DQ Mixed 69.6
61% 92.1 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,781,223 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSA2CW160G3 147GB Builds (Compare 808 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 30%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-A

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples213x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples138x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples123x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples108x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples58x
SSD
SSDSA2CW160G3 147GBIntelBench 43%, 5 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples21x
1x16GBUnknownBench 53%, 15,722 samples20x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GBTeamBench 73%, 9,275 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $190

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