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Intel SSDSC2CW240A3

520 Series 240GB

520 Series 240GB
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Effective Speed -595%Effective Speed -595%Average Score -866%Read -1,023%, Write -1,822%, 4K Read -190%, 4K Write -175%, Mixed -1,125%, 4K Mixed -206%, SusWrite -1,522%Peak Score -1,083%Read -1,298%, Write -2,143%, 4K Read -380%, 4K Write -229%, Mixed -1,487%, 4K Mixed -363%, SusWrite -1,682%Value & Sentiment -1,140%User Rating -34%, Market Share -1,678%, Price 33%, Value -2,879%Nice To Haves -596%DQ Read -661%, DQ Write -639%, DQ Mixed -698%, ADQ Read -515%, ADQ Write -476%, ADQ Mixed -537%, Age -566%, AS-SSD Total -674%

Average Bench: 78.4% (521^st of 1080)

Based on 12,595 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW240A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW240A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW240A3F, INTE SSDSC2CW240A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW240A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW24, INTEL SSDSC2BW240A3L, INTEL SSDSC2CW240A

Poor: 58%Average: 78.4% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Intel 520 Series 240GB averaged 21.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 520 Series 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 233MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 240GB is 37.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 520 Series 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 243MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,595 samples)

Rank 52178.4%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 373	425
174	Write 243	287
213	Mixed 264	295
135	SusWrite 195	257
60% 269 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 30.3	39.3
33.8	4K Write 75.4	115
21.5	4K Mixed 36.1	47
132% 47.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
203	DQ Read 278	305
134	DQ Write 218	257
150	DQ Mixed 233	263
179% 243 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 14 hrs ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 204 204 207 202 181 MB/s

79.5% Very good

Write 241

Mixed 271

SusWrite 202

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 35

133% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 211

DQ Mixed 246

180% 236 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

222GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 213 196 202 212 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 267

Mixed 269

SusWrite 205

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 56.4

4K Mixed 33

116% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 303

DQ Write 229

DQ Mixed 263

198% 265 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 days ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 157 146 123 104 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 227

Mixed 284

SusWrite 146

57% 255 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 66.4

4K Mixed 37.2

126% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 255

189% 250 MB/s

NOR-User, 6 days ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 163 159 159 155 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 216

Mixed 262

SusWrite 160

53% 238 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 69.8

4K Mixed 32.1

124% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 207

166% 234 MB/s

NOR-User, 3 days ago.

72GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 217 215 213 223 219 MB/s

62.3% Good

Write 266

Mixed 269

SusWrite 215

65% 293 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 22.2

4K Mixed 22

77% 22.9 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 215

153% 199 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 days ago.

100GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 149 165 142 145 153 MB/s

62% Good

Write 239

Mixed 237

SusWrite 155

52% 233 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 60.5

4K Mixed 29

105% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 177

DQ Mixed 191

141% 186 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,102x
Core i7-2600Intel $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,631x
Core i5-3470Intel $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	966x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,160x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,098x

SSD
520 Series 240GBIntel $139Bench 78%, 12,595 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	526x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	384x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	308x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $436

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Intel SSDSC2CW240A3

520 Series 240GB

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