Intel ® SSD 520 Series

286 reviews

May, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 286 reviews of Intel ® SSD 520 Series. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Intel ® SSD 520 Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Intel ® SSD 520 Series

alaTest has collected and analyzed 47 user reviews of Intel ® SSD 520 Series from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Intel ® SSD 520 Series

alaTest has collected and analyzed 72 user reviews of Intel ® SSD 520 Series from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

Expert review by : Jeremy Laird (techradar.com)

Intel SSD 520 Series 480GB review

Intel goes big with its latest solid-state beast

Big capacity ; SandForce controller

Poor write speed ; Expensive

Tech Specs Product TypeSolid State Drive Product Family520 Drive InterfaceSATA Drive Width2.5" Drive Interface StandardSATA/600 --> Brand NameIntel Drive TypeInternal Storage Capacity480 GB Maximum Read Transfer Rate550 MBps Maximum Write Transfer...

Jun, 2012

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Expert review by : Jeremy Laird (techradar.com)

Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB review

Intel's first serious SandForce SSD

Terrific all-round performance ; Intel SSDs have a strong reputation for reliability

Incompressible performance less than stellar ; Same old SSD pricing problem

Intel is looking to SandForce to provide it with a performance-class SSD in the Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB.

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : MyCE (myce.com)

Intel 520 series SSD review (3)

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.,...

Expensive.

Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points below: Throughout this review, the Intel 520 has gone head to head with the OCZ Vertex 3, which is really the only other SSD that I have tested that can compete directly with the Intel...

Apr, 2012

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Expert review by : Allan 'Zardon' Campbell (kitguru.net)

Intel 520 Series 240GB (Raid 0 update) SSD Review

A few days ago we looked at the latest Solid State Drive from Intel - the 520 series, codenamed 'Che A few days ago we looked at the latest Solid State Drive from Intel – the 520 series, codenamed ‘Cherryville'. The drive is built around ‘compute...

Class leading performance.

not quite as fast as the latest Samsung drives when reading incompressible data.

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : eteknix.com (eteknix.com)

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review

When this drive first came in we said that we had high expectations of it based on Intel’s technical abilities and the performance of their older 320 series SSD, and to say the least we are not disappointed. With the SandForce controller paired with...

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : KitGuru (kitguru.net)

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Lawrence Latif (theinquirer.net)

Intel 520 Series SSD review

Worth ditching the X25-M for

Intel has updated its high-end enthusiast solid-state disk (SSD) range with a drive that offers an upgrade for those who jumped on the X25-M a few years ago.

Feb, 2012

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Intel SSD 520 review roundup: Intel reliability, SandForce speeds starting at $149

There's plenty of SSD options out there, but Intel's NAND drives are among the most well thought of, simply because they're so reliable. But, with the top spee...

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Matthew Murray (pcmag.com)

Intel SSD 520 Series (240GB)

The 240GB Intel SSD 520 Series is a terrific-performing solid-state drive at a slightly less-than-terrific price.

Excellent performance. Covered by five-year warranty.

More expensive, but not significantly faster, than competing drives.

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Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Dong Ngo (cnet.com)

Intel Solid-State Drive 520 review: Intel Solid-State Drive 520

Intel Solid-State Drive 520

The 2.5-inch ; 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 computer.

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.

Feb, 2012

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