Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
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Effective Speed -40%Effective Speed -40%Average User Bench -55%Read -37%, Write -113%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -57%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -94%Peak Lab Bench -49%Read -30%, Write -119%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -66%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -90%Value & Sentiment -372%User Rating -38%, Market Share -963%, Price -118%, Value -369%Nice To Haves -39%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -68%, DQ Mixed -37%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -58%, ADQ Mixed -33%, Age -43%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 70.6% (581^st of 1011)

Based on 7,278 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW180A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW180A, INTEL SSDSC2CW18, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3L, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3, INTEL SSDSC2BW180A3H, INTE SSDSC2CW180A3

Poor: 51%Average: 70.6% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Intel 520 Series 180GB averaged 29.3% 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 191MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 180GB is 37.1%. 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 153MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 194MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,278 samples)

Rank 58170.6%

Min	Avg	Max
296	Read 336	386
131	Write 194	221
185	Mixed 230	250
119	SusWrite 153	205
50.9% 228 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.2	4K Read 28.8	39.4
24.5	4K Write 71.4	118
18.4	4K Mixed 32.7	44.4
123% 44.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
149	DQ Read 261	300
69.1	DQ Write 186	213
74.5	DQ Mixed 191	231
152% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 141 159 139 111 112 MB/s

88.6% Excellent

Write 205

Mixed 237

SusWrite 137

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 45.7

182% 68 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 194

156% 222 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 hrs ago.

62GB free

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 166 167 173 175 MB/s

87.3% Excellent

Write 215

Mixed 228

SusWrite 164

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 41.8

170% 63 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 236

180% 247 MB/s

CAN-User, 14 hrs ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 113 153 153 116 119 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 168

Mixed 232

SusWrite 131

47% 209 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 38.1

137% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 186

149% 213 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 hrs ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LE1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 221 213 192 223 226 MB/s

68.7% Good

Write 221

Mixed 248

SusWrite 215

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 59.1

4K Mixed 26.2

98% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 244

187% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 172 166 167 171 169 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 212

Mixed 234

SusWrite 161

53% 239 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 50.3

4K Mixed 31.8

108% 36.4 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 222

172% 238 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 173 172 172 168 170 MB/s

65.9% Good

Write 202

Mixed 245

SusWrite 162

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 49.9

4K Mixed 29.9

102% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 211

DQ Mixed 209

167% 236 MB/s

GBR-User, 19 hrs ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 165 167 134 152 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 198

Mixed 239

SusWrite 157

51% 230 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 54.6

4K Mixed 25.7

91% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 207

162% 225 MB/s

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Typical 520 Series 180GB Builds (Compare 2,687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 34%

Sail boat

Workstation 15%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

CPU
Core i5-3437UIntelBench 33%, 2,085 samples	982x
Core i5-3427UIntelBench 32%, 2,382 samples	696x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 38%, 1,728 samples	553x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 271,772 samples	2,682x
Ivy 4PhdgdBench 3%, 100 samples	2x
HD Graphics 4000IncredibleBench 2%, 30 samples	2x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $300Bench 71%, 7,278 samples	163x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 7,018 samples	99x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 7,316 samples	92x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 22,969 samples	65x

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Value: 3% - Terrible

Total price: $300

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $54

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 70.6% (581^st of 1011)

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Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 70.6% (581st of 1011)

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Average Bench: 70.6% (581^st of 1011)