Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (12,229)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $300

Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -52%Read -38%, Write -104%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -56%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -92%Peak Score -49%Read -32%, Write -115%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -68%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite -84%Value & Sentiment -370%User Rating -11%, Market Share -937%, Price -144%, Value -386%Nice To Haves -39%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -66%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -30%, Age -48%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 71.2% (633^rd of 1058)

Based on 12,229 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 51%Average: 71.2% Great: 89%

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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 28.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 180GB is 38%. 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 155MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 198MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,229 samples)

Rank 63371.2%

Min	Avg	Max
294	Read 336	385
165	Write 198	226
207	Mixed 231	252
118	SusWrite 155	210
51.3% 230 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 28.7	39.5
30.3	4K Write 71.5	111
19.8	4K Mixed 33.3	44.4
124% 44.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
204	DQ Read 267	300
126	DQ Write 190	216
153	DQ Mixed 199	231
157% 219 MB/s

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

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Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 155 163 158 160 157 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 222

Mixed 232

SusWrite 155

56% 252 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 41.6

166% 60.9 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 229

178% 247 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 240,410 samples	2,639x
Core i7-2600Intel $203Bench 71%, 163,868 samples	2,289x
Core i5-2400Intel $20Bench 69%, 152,914 samples	1,606x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 130,456 samples	2,136x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 843,846 samples	1,756x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 123,664 samples	1,309x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $300Bench 71%, 12,229 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 397,171 samples	1,556x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 166,611 samples	1,021x
1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 153,892 samples	620x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $597

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

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