Intel SSDSC2CW060A3

520 Series 60GB

520 Series 60GB
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Effective Speed -774%Effective Speed -774%Average Score -1,994%Read -974%, Write -5,732%, 4K Read -188%, 4K Write -212%, Mixed -2,426%, 4K Mixed -226%, SusWrite -4,197%Peak Score -2,508%Read -1,243%, Write -6,850%, 4K Read -399%, 4K Write -355%, Mixed -3,180%, 4K Mixed -422%, SusWrite -5,104%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,522%DQ Read -1,697%, DQ Write -2,090%, DQ Mixed -1,914%, ADQ Read -1,350%, ADQ Write -1,500%, ADQ Mixed -1,488%, Age -691%, AS-SSD Total -1,443%

Average Bench: 62% (786^th of 1080)

Based on 1,135 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CW060A3, INTEL SSDSC2CW060A, INTEL SSDSC2CW06, INTE SSDSC2CW060A3, INTEL SS DSC2CW060A3

Poor: 46%Average: 62% Great: 74%

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Above average average bench

The Intel 520 Series 60GB averaged 38.0% 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 29.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 93.7MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 520 Series 60GB is 27.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 520 Series 60GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 73.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 79.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,135 samples)

Rank 78662%

Min	Avg	Max
305	Read 386	439
70.1	Write 79.1	91.2
114	Mixed 126	141
60.2	SusWrite 73.9	87.7
36.1% 166 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4K Read 29.8	38.3
33.7	4K Write 65.7	83.2
20.8	4K Mixed 33.1	42
122% 42.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
63.3	DQ Read 118	129
68.7	DQ Write 78.7	86.6
50.5	DQ Mixed 93.7	104
71.2% 97 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

LTU-User, 6 months ago.

25GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 75 73 71 73 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 80.3

Mixed 128

SusWrite 73.7

38% 173 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 40.9

153% 53.8 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 83.5

DQ Mixed 102

77% 104 MB/s

NLD-User, 5 months ago.

55GB free

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 80 81 81 MB/s

65.2% Good

Write 81.5

Mixed 136

SusWrite 79.8

39% 181 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 59.8

4K Mixed 34.6

125% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 129

DQ Write 85

DQ Mixed 101

77% 105 MB/s

BGR-User, 2 months ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 76 80 73 72 MB/s

58.7% Above average

Write 81.9

Mixed 127

SusWrite 75.6

35% 162 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 31.5

113% 39.3 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 78.4

DQ Mixed 96.4

74% 101 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 months ago.

8GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 400i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 66 68 68 72 MB/s

55.5% Above average

Write 79.3

Mixed 129

SusWrite 68.1

35% 162 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 44

4K Mixed 30.6

102% 33.6 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 76.5

DQ Mixed 93.6

72% 99.5 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

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
520 Series 60GBIntelBench 62%, 1,135 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
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

Intel SSDSC2CW060A3

520 Series 60GB

Average Bench: 62% (786^th of 1080)

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520 Series 60GB

Average Bench: 62% (786th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 62% (786^th of 1080)