Intel SSDSC2CW240A3

520 Series 240GB

520 Series 240GB
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Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -33%Read -23%, Write -67%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -52%Peak Score -32%Read -19%, Write -69%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -43%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment -468%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,667%, Price -48%, Value -145%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read -20%, DQ Write -39%, DQ Mixed -26%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -33%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -25%

Average Bench: 78.4% (513^th of 1072)

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 51378.4%

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%

DNK-User, 3 days ago.

56GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 214 218 221 221 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 265

Mixed 290

SusWrite 212

65% 289 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 96.4

4K Mixed 45.4

166% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 257

198% 271 MB/s

USA-User, 21 hrs ago.

40GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 295 257 294 295 288 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 298

Mixed 290

SusWrite 274

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 38

143% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 249

194% 266 MB/s

SWE-User, 4 days ago.

221GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 229 232 236 237 229 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 279

Mixed 270

SusWrite 227

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 38.8

135% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 260

199% 272 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 198 210 214 217 207 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 254

Mixed 267

SusWrite 210

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 86

4K Mixed 34

138% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 252

196% 269 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 days ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 201 195 208 207 211 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 216

Mixed 277

SusWrite 200

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 38.6

137% 48.7 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 233

DQ Mixed 250

190% 257 MB/s

NLD-User, 23 hrs ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 186 179 174 185 169 MB/s

69.2% Good

Write 218

Mixed 245

SusWrite 180

54% 240 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 32.5

117% 39.6 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 241

173% 221 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

223GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 207 224 229 230 226 MB/s

68.8% Good

Write 267

Mixed 271

SusWrite 224

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 46.1

4K Mixed 25.5

89% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 257

198% 271 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

223GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 227 238 238 240 225 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 262

Mixed 280

SusWrite 228

62% 276 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 44.9

4K Mixed 26.3

90% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 260

199% 270 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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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	2,023x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,568x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	932x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,141x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

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

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $436

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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520 Series 240GB

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