Average Bench: 88.1% (359th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KW51
Poor: 38%Average: 88.1% Great: 113%

Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KW51 512GB averaged just 11.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KW51 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 166MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.5MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KW51 512GB is 74.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KW51 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 356MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 234MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Min Avg Max
269 Read 434 505
230 Write 396 472
77.8 Mixed 380 494
162 SusWrite 356 427
88.1% 391 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.12 4K Read 30.2 47.7
6.34 4K Write 56 115
4.55 4K Mixed 38.5 65.4
125% 41.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 DQ Read 234 310
46.5 DQ Write 228 348
17.6 DQ Mixed 166 258
143% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 418 420 428 417 427 MB/s
Read 471
Write 430
Mixed 419
SusWrite 423
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 52.5
162% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 258
214% 306 MB/s
160GB free
Firmware: LHF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 413 407 425 420 423 MB/s
Read 440
Write 419
Mixed 308
SusWrite 416
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 41.8
117% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 221
189% 275 MB/s
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 335 405 422 426 421 MB/s
Read 431
Write 410
Mixed 336
SusWrite 376
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 33.8
108% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 185
149% 210 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,725,947 SSDs tested

Typical SSDSC2KW51 512GB Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

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