Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (14,258)
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -51%Read -36%, Write -104%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -55%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -90%Peak Score -48%Read -31%, Write -107%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -67%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -75%Value & Sentiment -259%User Rating -11%, Market Share -761%, Price -41%, Value -221%Nice To Haves -37%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -64%, DQ Mixed -40%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -51%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 71.5% (640^th of 1072)

Based on 14,258 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 54%Average: 71.5% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Intel 520 Series 180GB averaged 28.4% 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 28.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 180GB is 33.7%. 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 156MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 199MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14,258 samples)

Rank 64071.5%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 337	387
149	Write 199	234
201	Mixed 231	253
114	SusWrite 156	221
51.4% 231 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 28.9	38.6
33.9	4K Write 72.9	113
20.1	4K Mixed 33.2	43.7
125% 45 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
207	DQ Read 269	300
139	DQ Write 191	219
123	DQ Mixed 199	236
157% 220 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GRC-User, 4 days ago.

121GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 161 162 151 158 159 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 216

Mixed 235

SusWrite 155

56% 251 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 45.4

180% 67.3 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 222

173% 241 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 days ago.

81GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 164 168 165 166 161 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 180

Mixed 241

SusWrite 162

51% 230 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 42

164% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 195

DQ Mixed 227

175% 240 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

163GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 175 175 171 157 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 210

Mixed 245

SusWrite 165

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 35.8

134% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 211

DQ Mixed 210

169% 240 MB/s

BIH-User, 3 days ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 110 120 105 110 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 199

Mixed 230

SusWrite 113

50% 224 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 37.1

150% 58 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 192

150% 207 MB/s

MAR-User, 5 days ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 168 165 161 165 158 MB/s

74.4% Very good

Write 187

Mixed 236

SusWrite 158

50% 224 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 70.8

4K Mixed 35.6

135% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 218

170% 236 MB/s

PAK-User, 10 hrs ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 124 118 108 105 112 MB/s

69.7% Good

Write 196

Mixed 227

SusWrite 114

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 84.1

4K Mixed 34

132% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 269

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 202

162% 228 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 180GBIntel $132Bench 72%, 14,258 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: $430

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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 SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

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