Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (7,107)
MKT (0.1%)
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average User Bench -59%Read -39%, Write -113%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -58%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -102%Peak Lab Bench -50%Read -34%, Write -109%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -63%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -92%Value & Sentiment -503%User Rating -65%, Market Share -1,428%, Price -115%, Value -404%Nice To Haves -40%DQ Read -28%, DQ Write -62%, DQ Mixed -40%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write -57%, ADQ Mixed -38%, Age -39%, AS-SSD Total -35%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 71.6% (567^th of 1011)

Based on 7,107 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 54%Average: 71.6% Great: 89%

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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 197MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 180GB is 35.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 520 Series 180GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 198MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,107 samples)

Rank 56771.6%

Min	Avg	Max
294	Read 337	381
152	Write 198	233
201	Mixed 231	255
121	SusWrite 158	218
51.5% 231 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.7	4K Read 29	40
32.7	4K Write 72.9	119
19.4	4K Mixed 33.2	44.8
125% 45 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
160	DQ Read 267	300
112	DQ Write 189	222
76.8	DQ Mixed 197	240
156% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.

13GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 165 125 126 98 129 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 213

Mixed 232

SusWrite 131

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 72.8

4K Mixed 37.7

137% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 207

166% 237 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 hrs ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 157 159 149 136 135 MB/s

68.8% Good

Write 209

Mixed 250

SusWrite 146

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 65

4K Mixed 32.2

117% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 198

150% 202 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 mins ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 135 136 130 136 128 MB/s

56.2% Above average

Write 191

Mixed 217

SusWrite 132

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 44.4

4K Mixed 24.5

84% 29.4 MB/s

DQ Read 225

DQ Write 196

DQ Mixed 185

146% 202 MB/s

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Typical 520 Series 180GB Builds (Compare 2,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 35%

Sail boat

Workstation 15%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

CPU
Core i5-3437UIntelBench 26%, 1,943 samples	927x
Core i5-3427UIntelBench 26%, 2,252 samples	649x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 30%, 1,666 samples	521x

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HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 256,821 samples	2,513x
Ivy 4PhdgdBench 3%, 100 samples	2x
HD Graphics 4000IncredibleBench 3%, 29 samples	2x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $300Bench 72%, 7,107 samples	157x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 6,738 samples	95x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 7,260 samples	87x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 15,738 samples	63x

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Value: 3% - Terrible

Total price: $300

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1660 $220	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $55
Intel Core i5-9600K $225	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $275	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
Intel Core i7-9700K $288	Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super) $430	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $603	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $83	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $83	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14

Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 71.6% (567^th of 1011)

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Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 71.6% (567th of 1011)

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