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Intel 520
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Released February, 2012
Intel 520
- 240 GB
- 2.5" SATA III
- 0 MB
7.3 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Feb, 2012)Intel is also happy to 'fess up to the fact that the peak IOPS speed relates to a completely box-fresh drive.
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Released April, 2012
Intel 330
- 180 GB
- 2.5" SATA III
- 0 MB
6.8 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Jul, 2012)The AS SSD read test result of 369MB/s isn't spectacular, either, but peak sequential performance is just part of the story.
SSDBoss Review Our evaluation of 520 vs 330
read performance | |
How quickly data is read from the drive | |
| 4K Random Read | |
write performance | |
How quickly data is written to the drive | |
| 4K Random Write | |
real world benchmarks | |
How well the drive performs common tasks | |
| Windows 7 Boot-up Time and AS SSD ISO Copy | |
Benchmarks | |
How well the drive performs on common benchmarks | |
| Passmark Disk Rating, PCMark Vantage, AS SSD Score and 1 more | |
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read performance, write performance, real world benchmarks and Benchmarks | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly faster 4k random write | 81.39 MB/s | vs | 17.45 MB/s | Around 4.8x faster 4k random write | |||
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| Much faster windows 7 boot-up time | 11.3 s | vs | 16 s | Around 30% faster windows 7 boot-up time | |||
| Slightly higher capacity | 240 GB | vs | 180 GB | Around 35% higher capacity | |||
| Significantly more capacity per dollar | 1.92 GB/$ | vs | 0.95 GB/$ | More than 2x more capacity per dollar | |||
| Faster tom's storage bench application | 629 pts | vs | 524 pts | More than 20% faster tom's storage bench application | |||
| Faster AS SSD ISO copy | 262.98 MB/s | vs | 146.23 MB/s | Around 80% faster AS SSD ISO copy | |||
| Higher passmark rating | 3,909 pts | vs | 3,408 pts | Around 15% higher passmark rating | |||
| Higher AS SSD score | 742 pts | vs | 665 pts | More than 10% higher AS SSD score | |||
| Faster sequential write | 520 MB/s | vs | 450 MB/s | More than 15% faster sequential write | |||
| Faster sequential read | 550 MB/s | vs | 500 MB/s | 10% faster sequential read | |||
| Faster random read | 50,000 IOPS | vs | 42,000 IOPS | Around 20% faster random read | |||
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| Much higher PCMark vantage score | 65,878 pts | vs | 25,952 pts | More than 2.5x higher PCMark vantage score | |||
| Much lower avg. power consumption | 1.2 Watts | vs | 2.66 Watts | 2.2x lower avg. power consumption | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Intel 520 vs 330
4K Random Read
Intel 520 | by Tech Radar (Feb, 2012)Intel says it's put a lot of work into tuning the SandForce SF-2281 controller to improve performance and reliability.
4K Random Write
Intel 520 | by Tech Radar (Feb, 2012)What Intel hasn't done, however, is deliver a drive that immediately takes down the opposition in terms of raw performance.
Windows 7 Boot-up Time
Intel 520 | by Tech Radar (Feb, 2012)Thanks to the use of aggressive compression technology, impressive headline data transfer rates can sometimes translate into slightly pedestrian real-world performance.
Avg. Power Consumption
Intel 520 | by Tech Radar (Jun, 2012)What you don't get with a 2TB magnetic lump, of course, is SSD performance, physical robustness or low power consumption.
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