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February 2012
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The editors liked
Best performing SandForcedriven SSD we've tested to date
Extensive reliability validation testing
5year warranty
Exceptionally strong performance up against OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS
Incredibly fast compressible speeds in our mixed-workload tests
Industry-leading reliability testing
Custom firmware and engineering shows its value
Very strong performance with read-heavy enterprise workloads
20% over provisioning adds substantial performance in all profiles with write activity
Intel quality and reliability testing brings the SSD 520 into the realm of light-duty enterprise SSDs wit
Excellent performance. The speed of SandForce's latest controller with the backing of Intel's testing and firmware validation
Big performance jump over the X25-M
Five year warranty
Excellent performance across the board
Good software bundle
5 year warranty
Strong Performance
5 Year Warranty
Intel's Track Record For Reliability
Excellent performance. Covered by five-year warranty.
Super-fast
Available in a wide variety of capacities
Comprehensive software and accessory bundle
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Excellent sequential reading and writing performance
Excellent 4K random I/O performance
SATA 6Gbps support
The drive is supported by the excellent Intel SSD Toolbox
TRIM support under Windows 7
Lightni
The 2.5-inch Intel 520 Series SSD supports SATA 3 (6Gbps) and offers great performance. The drive is housed in an all-aluminum casing and comes with all you need to use it as a hard-drive replacement for a laptop (ultraportable or standard) or a desktop c
Fastest SATA storage device ever tested
Delivers over 83K IOPS performance in IOMeter
Outstanding 559/528 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
Builtin 256bit AES data encryption
Hardwarelevel data compression preserves NAND longevity
5Year Intel product warranty support
Enhanced powerloss data protection
Lightweight compact storage solution
Resistant to extreme shock impact
Low powe
The editors didn't like
Low IOPS at low Queue Depths (limitation of SandForce hardware)
Intro pricing on the high side.
More expensive than other SandForce SF-2200-powered SSDs with synchronous NAND
Still can't compete at the endurance levels of eMLC or SLC-based SSDs
A tad more expensive than other similar drives. SSDs in general are still limited in storage capacity given the premium you pay per gigabyte
What the original 510 Series should have been
None
Pricing Somewhat High
Not any faster than other SandForce-based SSDs
More expensive
But not significantly faster
Than competing drives
Per-gigabyte cost is a bit high
Versus slower drives of same capacity
Expensive.
The Intel 520 Series SSD is comparatively expensive and its low-profile screws are not included
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, Excellent 4K random I/O performance, SATA 6Gbps support, The drive is supported by the excellent Intel SSD Toolbox, TRIM support under Windows 7, Lightni
Expensive.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading and writing performance.Excellent 4K random I/O performance.SATA 6Gbps support.The drive is supported by th...
I am sure no one doubts that second-generation SandForce controllers are perhaps the best platform for modern SSDs in terms of performance. Thanks to on-the-fly data compression algorithms, SandForce-based SSDs with fast flash memory have always deliv...
The Intel 520 test model (240 GB version) has proved its worth in multiple tests and time and again, it landed in the top tiers of our database. Intel aims to offset the issues of reliability of SandForce-based SSDs by extensively modifying and testing th...
The 2.5-inch Intel 520 Series SSD supports SATA 3 (6Gbps) and offers great performance. The drive is housed in an all-aluminum casing and comes with all you need to use it as a hard-drive replacement for a laptop (ultraportable or standard) or a desktop c
The Intel 520 Series SSD is comparatively expensive and its low-profile screws are not included
If priced a little lower, the Intel 520 Series SSD would be an ideal investment for those who want to greatly improve their computer's overall performance. For now, it's still an excellent drive.
s The Intel name might have created some increased expectations. After all, they have been killing it with almost all their CPU releases in the last few years. However, even though it should have improved durability and reliability (and only time will ...
Best performing SandForcedriven SSD we've tested to date, Extensive reliability validation testing, 5year warranty,
Low IOPS at low Queue Depths (limitation of SandForce hardware), Intro pricing on the high side.
Intel appears to be making a habit out of adopting other SSD controllers and revamping their firmware to make them their own. From what we've seen today, they are indeed very good at it. This is the best performance we've seen out of SandForce hardwar...
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Published: 2012-02-06, Author: Lucas , review by: techworld.com
Overall, Intel has come out with a very fast drive that will save your battery, save your wallet (at least in terms of SSD cost) and provide some great data protection and compression features....
Abstract: Having tested some of the fastest computer systems available today, it takes a lot to impress us here in the CRN Test Center. But the out-of-the-box performance of Intel's Solid-State Drive 520 Series, the company's latest line of SATA III SSDs for con...
Abstract: Intel Monday started shipping its fastest solid-state drive (SSD), the first to use the SandForce (now LSI) SFI-2281 NAND flash controller, which promises 500MB/sec-plus performance. "We believe high-RPM hard drives are dead," said Troy Winslow, direct...
Choice is good though. The Intel Series 520 SSD 240GB model as tested today is an incredible sexy and high performing product, it's late to a crowded SandForce 2281 market though. Intel certainly holds ground amongst the competition, though I dare to stat...
