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SSDSC2BW240A4 171GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 66.6% (726th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW240A4
Poor: 42%Average: 66.6% Great: 74%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BW240A4 171GB averaged 33.3% 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 27MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 71.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BW240A4 171GB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BW240A4 171GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 130MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 72666.6%
Min Avg Max
343 Read 442 495
166 Write 224 255
219 Mixed 264 321
133 SusWrite 155 172
60.2% 271 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.4 4K Read 27 33.9
20.9 4K Write 58.5 78.8
10.2 4K Mixed 22.5 34.6
101% 36 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 DQ Read 130 178
65.4 DQ Write 192 235
8.4 DQ Mixed 71.7 113
79.3% 131 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
153GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 95 145 148 110 147 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 484
Write 180
Mixed 251
SusWrite 133
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 34.6
137% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 96.5
92% 140 MB/s
51GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 171 175 224 225 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 445
Write 255
Mixed 219
SusWrite 172
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 32
119% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 108
97% 144 MB/s
59GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 111 104 230 229 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 460
Write 218
Mixed 258
SusWrite 148
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 30.1
116% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 113
102% 153 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 143 182 151 171 167 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 358
Write 231
Mixed 227
SusWrite 157
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 30
109% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 113
105% 158 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 110 98 122 215 221 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 343
Write 166
Mixed 228
SusWrite 148
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 20.9
4K Mixed 12.1
39% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 104
91% 133 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,799,011 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDSC2BW240A4 171GB Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 40%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples344x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples119x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples50x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples56x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples54x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples47x
SSD
SSDSC2BW240A4 171GBIntelBench 67%, 10 samples1x
RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $363

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