Intel

SSDSC2BW48 480GB

SSDSC2BW48 480GB
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Effective Speed -72%Effective Speed -72%Average Score -104%Read -5%, Write -67%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -381%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -150%, SusWrite -53%Peak Score -101%Read 3%, Write -72%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -410%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -118%, SusWrite -46%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -161%DQ Read -58%, DQ Write -265%, DQ Mixed -183%, ADQ Read -91%, ADQ Write -275%, ADQ Mixed -289%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -99%

Average Bench: 57.1% (830^th of 1072)

Based on 53 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW48

Poor: 42%Average: 57.1% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BW48 480GB averaged 42.8% 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 Random Read Speed 23.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 66.9MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BW48 480GB is 24.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BW48 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 77.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)

Rank 83057.1%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 437	522
169	Write 242	282
212	Mixed 288	349
106	SusWrite 194	266
64.6% 290 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.7	4K Read 23.3	29.8
11.5	4K Write 18.2	24
7.84	4K Mixed 18	26.7
68.1% 19.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.7	DQ Read 171	232
20.6	DQ Write 77.1	98.1
9.58	DQ Mixed 66.9	117
64.8% 105 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 15 months ago.

92GB free

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 243 217 209 242 243 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 281

Mixed 330

SusWrite 233

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 17.6

4K Mixed 21.3

76% 21.6 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 96

DQ Mixed 113

97% 146 MB/s

NOR-User, 8 months ago.

354GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 205 215 229 216 128 MB/s

60.6% Good

Write 238

Mixed 282

SusWrite 204

63% 282 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 19.9

4K Mixed 23.3

82% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 81.3

DQ Mixed 111

92% 137 MB/s

JPN-User, 2 years ago.

399GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 217 221 228 201 205 MB/s

58.3% Above average

Write 243

Mixed 280

SusWrite 212

62% 276 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 18.2

4K Mixed 21.5

77% 22 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 86.9

DQ Mixed 102

89% 137 MB/s

NOR-User, 7 months ago.

339GB free

Firmware: DC32

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 156 139 98 135 138 MB/s

55.1% Above average

Write 245

Mixed 277

SusWrite 141

58% 262 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 20.1

4K Mixed 21.1

80% 23 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 85.6

DQ Mixed 106

90% 137 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

19GB free

Firmware: LE1i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 252 252 255 235 233 MB/s

36.5% Below average

Write 264

Mixed 265

SusWrite 246

63% 279 MB/s

4K Read 7.6

4K Write 7.4

4K Mixed 7.5

25% 7.5 MB/s

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 40%

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System: HP Z840 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples	132x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples	117x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples	100x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	150x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	103x
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	94x

SSD
SSDSC2BW48 480GBIntelBench 57%, 53 samples	1x

RAM
M393A2K40BB1-CRC 8x16GBSamsungBench 113%, 218 samples	43x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 8x16GBSamsungBench 112%, 591 samples	39x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	39x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 57.1% (830^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 57.1% (830th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 57.1% (830^th of 1072)