Average Bench: 86.5% (377th of 1072)

Based on 300 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8

Very good average bench

The Intel SSDSC2KB480G8 480GB averaged just 13.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDSC2KB480G8 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 254MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 299MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2KB480G8 480GB is 32.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2KB480G8 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 311MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 320MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 300 samples)
Min Avg Max
258 Read 311 341
309 Write 386 434
261 Mixed 320 355
293 SusWrite 389 432
79.6% 352 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.5 4K Read 24.2 28.3
41.9 4K Write 74.3 99.1
23.8 4K Mixed 34.3 41
120% 44.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
205 DQ Read 294 333
179 DQ Write 299 361
179 DQ Mixed 254 291
203% 282 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10120
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 413 413 415 417 415 MB/s
Read 303
Write 423
Mixed 344
SusWrite 416
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 36.2
132% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 283
224% 311 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 421 418 414 413 410 MB/s
Read 298
Write 413
Mixed 307
SusWrite 416
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 36.1
126% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 256
210% 299 MB/s
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 420 415 418 417 418 MB/s
Read 282
Write 407
Mixed 323
SusWrite 408
81% 355 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 36.4
123% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 287
228% 315 MB/s
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 400 406 407 416 408 MB/s
Read 303
Write 419
Mixed 331
SusWrite 399
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 32.8
97% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 286
227% 315 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: XCV10110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 249 221 196 173 143 MB/s
Read 323
Write 323
Mixed 262
SusWrite 207
63% 279 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 29.1
103% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 182
168% 258 MB/s
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV10100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 356 355 359 361 362 MB/s
Read 304
Write 332
Mixed 258
SusWrite 351
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 26.7
88% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 27.2
DQ Write 94.5
DQ Mixed 37.5
36% 53.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,528 SSDs tested

Typical SSDSC2KB480G8 480GB Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus X99-WS/IPMI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $417

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