Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (6,481)
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average User Bench -60%Read -41%, Write -113%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -58%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -106%Peak Lab Bench -54%Read -34%, Write -114%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -65%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -97%Value & Sentiment -247%User Rating -64%, Market Share -686%, Price -19%, Value -218%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -28%, DQ Write -66%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -27%, ADQ Write -61%, ADQ Mixed -42%, Age -42%, AS-SSD Total -37%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 70.4% (569^th of 1003)

Based on 6,481 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 52%Average: 70.4% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Intel 520 Series 180GB averaged 29.6% 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 196MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 180GB is 34.8%. 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 154MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 197MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,481 samples)

Rank 56970.4%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 333	382
154	Write 197	227
194	Mixed 230	251
116	SusWrite 154	212
51% 229 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 28.4	38.4
30	4K Write 70.6	115
19.3	4K Mixed 32.7	43.6
122% 43.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
172	DQ Read 269	300
140	DQ Write 190	217
76.6	DQ Mixed 196	236
155% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

21GB free

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 141 154 155 158 150 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 207

Mixed 232

SusWrite 151

49% 220 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 87

4K Mixed 37.8

146% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 219

171% 236 MB/s

JPN-User, 9 hrs ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 157 159 135 114 MB/s

69% Good

Write 177

Mixed 195

SusWrite 146

48% 219 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 71.5

4K Mixed 34.9

115% 42.7 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 179

145% 205 MB/s

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Typical 520 Series 180GB Builds (Compare 2,124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 36%

Jet ski

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

System: HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

CPU
Core i5-3437UIntelBench 34%, 1,691 samples	788x
Core i5-3427UIntelBench 34%, 2,027 samples	562x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 40%, 1,464 samples	436x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 246,436 samples	2,120x
Ivy 4PhdgdBench 4%, 93 samples	2x
HD Graphics 4000IncredibleBench 4%, 22 samples	2x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $149Bench 70%, 6,481 samples	143x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 5,849 samples	80x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 6,124 samples	75x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 14,090 samples	54x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $149

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $365	Nvidia GTX 1070 $335	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $85
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $139	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $280	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $646	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $85	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 70.4% (569^th of 1003)

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Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 70.4% (569th of 1003)

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Average Bench: 70.4% (569^th of 1003)