Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (15,794)
MKT (0%)
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(1)
BUY • $297

Effective Speed -36%Effective Speed -36%Average Score -50%Read -38%, Write -104%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite -88%Peak Score -52%Read -35%, Write -119%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -65%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -95%Value & Sentiment -322%User Rating -11%, Market Share -704%, Price -175%, Value -396%Nice To Haves -37%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -64%, DQ Mixed -38%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -48%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age -42%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 71.2% (636^th of 1058)

Based on 15,794 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 54%Average: 71.2% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Intel 520 Series 180GB averaged 28.8% 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 199MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 180GB is 33.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 520 Series 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 152MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 197MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 15,794 samples)

Rank 63671.2%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 332	376
159	Write 197	222
203	Mixed 230	251
112	SusWrite 152	192
50.8% 228 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.7	4K Read 29.1	38.6
37.5	4K Write 72.8	112
20.6	4K Mixed 33.1	43.8
125% 45 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
204	DQ Read 271	300
144	DQ Write 192	215
144	DQ Mixed 199	230
157% 220 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 146 152 144 148 162 MB/s

84.4% Excellent

Write 186

Mixed 249

SusWrite 151

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 44.2

159% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 236

177% 237 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

89GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 169 164 139 177 143 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 215

Mixed 232

SusWrite 161

55% 245 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 62.8

4K Mixed 32.9

119% 41.5 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 209

168% 239 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

108GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 119 130 131 135 130 MB/s

59.7% Above average

Write 208

Mixed 202

SusWrite 125

46% 207 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 47.2

4K Mixed 30

103% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 177

135% 185 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 day ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 155 159 149 158 MB/s

55.4% Above average

Write 178

Mixed 221

SusWrite 152

47% 212 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 38.6

4K Mixed 17

78% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 216

170% 237 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 268,307 samples	3,280x
Core i7-2600Intel $150Bench 72%, 173,332 samples	2,819x
Core i5-2400Intel $20Bench 70%, 147,173 samples	1,941x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,120 samples	2,659x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 870,997 samples	2,096x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 139,179 samples	1,602x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $297Bench 71%, 15,794 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 19%, 364,607 samples	1,826x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 177,907 samples	1,232x
1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 158,481 samples	738x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $594

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 71.2% (636^th of 1058)

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