Intel

SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB

SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -50%Read -129%, Write -27%, 4K Read -68%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite 8%Peak Score -42%Read -54%, Write -29%, 4K Read -76%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -53%DQ Read -36%, DQ Write -101%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -39%, ADQ Write -89%, ADQ Mixed -60%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total -53%

Average Bench: 68.3% (694^th of 1071)

Based on 85 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BB960G7

Poor: 53%Average: 68.3% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB averaged 31.6% 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 163MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB is 22.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 200MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 239MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 85 samples)

Rank 69468.3%

Min	Avg	Max
174	Read 200	329
280	Write 319	376
207	Mixed 239	331
280	SusWrite 320	369
61.3% 270 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.8	4K Read 20.4	24.4
38.1	4K Write 68.4	90.8
12.8	4K Mixed 29.2	35
104% 39.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.2	DQ Read 234	270
83.7	DQ Write 153	178
23.5	DQ Mixed 163	196
130% 183 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 7 months ago.

820GB free

Firmware: N2010121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 371 373 374 378 379 MB/s

77.4% Very good

Write 338

Mixed 235

SusWrite 374

64% 283 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 87

4K Mixed 33.2

122% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 185

146% 205 MB/s

POL-User, 5 months ago.

320GB free

Firmware: N2010121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 365 358 363 365 366 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 347

Mixed 240

SusWrite 363

65% 283 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 35.3

113% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 185

145% 202 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 months ago.

856GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N2010121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 336 353 367 355 349 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 313

Mixed 222

SusWrite 330

59% 259 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 59.3

4K Mixed 26.6

93% 34.6 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 189

148% 207 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

390GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N2010101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 311 307 302 310 306 MB/s

63.1% Good

Write 299

Mixed 223

SusWrite 307

58% 255 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 48.4

4K Mixed 26.3

88% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 150

DQ Mixed 178

140% 197 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

856GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N2010101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 305 306 293 301 297 MB/s

61% Good

Write 306

Mixed 221

SusWrite 301

57% 251 MB/s

4K Read 18.2

4K Write 50.3

4K Mixed 25

86% 31.2 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 173

136% 191 MB/s

BRA-User, 5 months ago.

297GB free

Firmware: N2010121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 320 328 334 347 342 MB/s

54.9% Above average

Write 348

Mixed 238

SusWrite 325

63% 276 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 23.9

4K Mixed 18.7

64% 20.3 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 74.8

DQ Mixed 143

111% 158 MB/s

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,239x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	973x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	735x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	691x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	653x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	588x

SSD
SSDSC2BB960G7 960GBIntelBench 68%, 85 samples	1x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	216x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	209x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	208x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $476

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
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

Intel

SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB

Average Bench: 68.3% (694^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

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SSDSC2BB960G7 960GB

Average Bench: 68.3% (694th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 68.3% (694^th of 1071)