Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (11,669)
MKT (0%)
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(1)
BUY • $200

Effective Speed -39%Effective Speed -39%Average Score -53%Read -36%, Write -106%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -57%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -95%Peak Score -49%Read -29%, Write -114%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -68%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -81%Value & Sentiment -272%User Rating -11%, Market Share -717%, Price -77%, Value -286%Nice To Haves -40%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -65%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -52%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age -51%, AS-SSD Total -34%

Average Bench: 70.7% (632^nd of 1057)

Based on 11,669 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 51%Average: 70.7% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Intel 520 Series 180GB averaged 29.2% 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 198MB/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 36%. 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 154MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 196MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,669 samples)

Rank 63270.7%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 339	392
135	Write 196	227
176	Mixed 229	252
113	SusWrite 154	213
51.2% 230 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 28.9	38.8
25	4K Write 70	109
18.8	4K Mixed 32.6	43.2
123% 43.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
170	DQ Read 267	300
106	DQ Write 188	217
79	DQ Mixed 198	233
156% 218 MB/s

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

SWE-User, 1 hr ago.

25GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 165 158 164 155 125 MB/s

89.4% Excellent

Write 219

Mixed 228

SusWrite 152

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 45.3

182% 68 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 225

175% 243 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 hr ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 155 162 157 140 151 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 188

Mixed 255

SusWrite 156

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 92.6

4K Mixed 42.2

160% 57.6 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 207

161% 222 MB/s

IND-User, 4 hrs ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LCSi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 145 160 133 166 154 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 178

Mixed 222

SusWrite 153

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 59.8

4K Mixed 31.2

110% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 193

145% 196 MB/s

ESP-User, 4 hrs ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LB3i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 134 143 137 151 141 MB/s

62.5% Good

Write 200

Mixed 246

SusWrite 141

50% 223 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 46.6

4K Mixed 27.5

98% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 293

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 202

165% 237 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

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System: HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

CPU
Core i5-3437UIntelBench 50%, 3,060 samples	547x
Core i5-3427UIntelBench 49%, 3,616 samples	403x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 54%, 2,549 samples	253x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 383,186 samples	1,496x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $200Bench 71%, 11,669 samples	75x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 10,112 samples	48x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 42,730 samples	41x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 9,976 samples	38x

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Value: 4% - Terrible

Total price: $200

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 70.7% (632^nd of 1057)

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520 Series 180GB

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