Intel SSDSC2BW180A4

530 Series 180GB

530 Series 180GB
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Effective Speed -662%Effective Speed -662%Average Score -1,063%Read -1,207%, Write -2,328%, 4K Read -187%, 4K Write -165%, Mixed -1,328%, 4K Mixed -222%, SusWrite -2,003%Peak Score -1,398%Read -1,599%, Write -2,834%, 4K Read -435%, 4K Write -251%, Mixed -1,835%, 4K Mixed -441%, SusWrite -2,394%Value & Sentiment -2,685%User Rating -36%, Market Share -5,333%Nice To Haves -834%DQ Read -731%, DQ Write -807%, DQ Mixed -1,365%, ADQ Read -574%, ADQ Write -608%, ADQ Mixed -1,110%, Age -698%, AS-SSD Total -778%

Average Bench: 71% (659^th of 1080)

Based on 4,011 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW180A4

Poor: 57%Average: 71% Great: 82%

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Good average bench

The Intel 530 Series 180GB averaged 28.9% 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 123MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.9MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 530 Series 180GB is 24.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 530 Series 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 151MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 190MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,011 samples)

Rank 65971%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 317	347
142	Write 190	216
188	Mixed 223	239
111	SusWrite 151	183
49.1% 220 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	4K Read 29.9	35.7
38.5	4K Write 77.5	108
23.5	4K Mixed 33.5	40.5
129% 47 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
195	DQ Read 254	279
122	DQ Write 178	209
83.1	DQ Mixed 123	143
117% 185 MB/s

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

USA-User, 29 days ago.

167GB free

Firmware: DC12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 199 188 187 190 178 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 206

Mixed 233

SusWrite 184

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 35.1

141% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 142

133% 209 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 167 106 133 153 101 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 164

Mixed 222

SusWrite 131

46% 209 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 88.5

4K Mixed 31.7

130% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 198

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 127

110% 163 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 131 155 166 155 170 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 196

Mixed 217

SusWrite 158

48% 215 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 45

4K Mixed 25.7

90% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 120

119% 193 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

GPU
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
530 Series 180GBIntelBench 71%, 4,011 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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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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Intel SSDSC2BW180A4

530 Series 180GB

Average Bench: 71% (659^th of 1080)

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530 Series 180GB

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Average Bench: 71% (659^th of 1080)