Product Comparison: Intel 520 vs Intel 530
General Specifications
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
520
530
Origin
China
China
About the Product
Stay ahead of the competition with performance up to 6Gbps. Intel solid state drive technology continues to evolve. The Intel SSD 520 Series is available in a variety of capacities, with built-in data protection features, and vastly outperforms traditional hard drives.
The Intel SSD 530 Series accelerates platform performance with sequential read and write performance up to 540 and 490 megabytes per second (MB/s) Random read and write input/output operations per second (IOPs).
Key Specs
Capacity
240 GB
240 GB
Read Speed
550 Mb/s
540 Mb/s
Write Speed
520 Mb/s
490 Mb/s
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Intel 520 240GB Internal Solid State Drive
- It gives excellent speeds and has made a huge difference in performance.
- SSD drives have three important qualities: speed, reliability, and cost.
- The speed was what I needed.
- This drive works flawlessly. Great speed.
- SSD greatly sped up the performance of my corporate laptop.
Size & Weight
Height
0.28 in.
0.28 in.
Width
3.96 in.
3.94 in.
Depth
2.76 in.
2.76 in.
Weight
2.54 oz.
2.75 oz.
Features
Form Factor
2.5
2.5
Interface
SATA III
SATA III
Memory Chip Type
MLC
MLC
Encryption Algorithm
AES 128-bit
AES 256-bit
Extras
Lower Operating Costs, Proven Reliability, Compact design, High reliability
Latest 20nm Intel NAND technology, Low power consumption, High quality and reliability, High performance for demanding applications
What customers say about "Features"
Intel 520 240GB Internal Solid State Drive
- It was ready in just under 30 seconds. Blazing.
- The general response time for desktop experience, launching apps all have slight improvement as well.
- Windows is amazingly fast now with this SSD installed.
- Programs start instantly and the computer is very quiet without the hard disk spinning!
- High speed drive. Maintenance and data transfer software is excellent.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
5 year(s)
5 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
Manufacturer
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