Testseek.com have collected 140 expert reviews of the Intel 2.5 inch 510 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel 2.5 inch 510 Series SATA600.
May 2011
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140 Reviews
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Users
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The editors liked
Good throughput
Excellent build quality
Retains 34nm flash with higher write-cycles
Tried and true controller
But not from Intel
Very good performance over legacy and SATA 6.0Gbps connections
Strong Sequential Performance
Benefits From Intel's QC Labs
Strong performance
Particularly in sequential reads and writes. Supports 6Gbps SATA.
Silky smooth operation as a system drive (during the test period)
Excellent reading and writing performance
Good 4K random I/O performance
SATA 6Gbps support
Excellent multitasking potential
TRIM support under Windows 7
Lightning fast access t
Fast sequential reads and writes
Vaunted Intel longevity.
Outstanding performance
Supports TRIM
3 year warranty
Good amount of accessories included
Nice looking
Rugged metal case
The editors didn't like
IOPS performance
While decent
Doesn't hold a candle to previous (3Gb/sec) generations
Price (see below)
Slower in some areas than X25-M
Still a huge gap in speed compared to latest SandForce models
Random Reads / Writes
IOPS performance vs. Newer Drives
Slow random-access speeds compared with competing drives. Relatively expensive.
Slightly slow sequential writing performance by today's standards.
Abstract: A year ago whenever I'd request an SSD for review I'd usually get a 128GB drive built using 3x nm 4GB 2-bit MLC NAND die. These days the standard review capacity is twice that as most drives ship with 25nm NAND, using 8GB die. Seeing a bunch of scores for...
Abstract: Although Intel SSDs are far from being omnipresent on the market, those who have had the chance to use them are certainly convinced that these are top-notch devices. When Intel’s first SSDs were presented back in 2008, namely X25-M, it was clear from t...
Intel's move away from making its own drive controllers has come as a surprise, and the Intel 510 120GB didn't feel like the well-rounded SSD we expected. Compromises have been made in terms of random read and write performance to ensure high sequential r...
Ideally we would've benched the larger 250GB version of the 510 Series as the majority of the high-end SSDs tested were around this size, but unfortunately Intel couldn't provide us with a review sample in time. This placed the Intel SSD 510 Series 12...
Abstract: Breaking the 250MB/s barrier with no moving parts If the automotive world progressed as fast as the computer industry, the old joke goes, we‘d all have $1,000 cars that get 400 miles to the gallon, never need maintenance, and crash catastrophic-ally...
After around four weeks the Intel SSD 510 series left a good impression, although some weak spots have become apparent. The data rates over SATA 3 with a maximum of 6 GBit/s are more or less in line with the marketing claims of 500 MB/s for reading and 31...
I have to admit, the first time I heard Intel was using a 3rd party Marvel controller my stomach turned around. The previous success of the X25 series SSDs was mostly tied to the usage of Intel's own ICs, including their proprietary controller. Placin...
A number of new solid-state drives are slated to arrive over the next little while, including models based on SandForce's second-gen controller and others using the same Marvell chip as the 510 Series. Given what's coming, and the fact that we're working...
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Published: 2011-03-09, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
While not exactly we were expecting by carrying a third party Marvell controller, Intel has done a fine job with their custom firmware to produce a SATA 6Gbps drive that fares very well against the newest SandForce drives. While we can't say it leads...
