Intel SSDSC2CW180A3

520 Series 180GB

520 Series 180GB
BENCHMARKS (14,258)
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BUY • $132

Effective Speed -657%Effective Speed -657%Average Score -1,024%Read -1,130%, Write -2,218%, 4K Read -197%, 4K Write -181%, Mixed -1,278%, 4K Mixed -225%, SusWrite -1,935%Peak Score -1,251%Read -1,423%, Write -2,609%, 4K Read -395%, 4K Write -235%, Mixed -1,728%, 4K Mixed -401%, SusWrite -1,965%Value & Sentiment -2,209%User Rating -34%, Market Share -5,333%, Price 54%, Value -3,521%Nice To Haves -675%DQ Read -673%, DQ Write -766%, DQ Mixed -788%, ADQ Read -536%, ADQ Write -559%, ADQ Mixed -648%, Age -711%, AS-SSD Total -723%

Average Bench: 71.5% (648^th of 1080)

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 64871.5%

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

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

IND-User, 1 day ago.

168GB free

Firmware: LF1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 167 163 165 165 160 MB/s

79.5% Very good

Write 219

Mixed 227

SusWrite 159

52% 232 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 40.3

148% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 220

173% 240 MB/s

AUS-User, 7 days ago.

152GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 187 181 173 174 176 MB/s

79.3% Very good

Write 226

Mixed 232

SusWrite 172

57% 256 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 72.8

4K Mixed 36.2

135% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 211

170% 242 MB/s

TWN-User, 8 days ago.

77GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 157 168 162 156 159 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 214

Mixed 239

SusWrite 158

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 87

4K Mixed 38.3

147% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 216

172% 242 MB/s

SWE-User, 4 days ago.

165GB free

Firmware: LE1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 164 174 169 168 170 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 206

Mixed 227

SusWrite 164

53% 236 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 78.6

4K Mixed 35.2

129% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 220

174% 243 MB/s

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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	2,069x
Core i7-2600Intel $128Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,599x
Core i5-3470Intel $99Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	950x

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HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,149x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,066x

SSD
520 Series 180GBIntel $132Bench 72%, 14,258 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	521x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	381x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	301x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $430

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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520 Series 180GB

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