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Intel SSDSC2BW180A4

530 Series 180GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 71% (651st of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,011 samples)
Rank 65171%
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
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
166GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 152 163 166 151 152 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 349
Write 219
Mixed 230
SusWrite 158
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 29.7
102% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 135
128% 202 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 121 153 172 170 171 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 298
Write 205
Mixed 227
SusWrite 156
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 30.7
106% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 121
118% 189 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 95 97 97 94 100 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 297
Write 188
Mixed 193
SusWrite 98.2
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 56.5
4K Mixed 25.2
103% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 134
124% 193 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 59 69 46 37 85 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 309
Write 188
Mixed 218
SusWrite 67.8
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 27.8
100% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 112
109% 175 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,695,907 SSDs tested

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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
530 Series 180GBIntelBench 71%, 4,011 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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