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| 240 GB Intel 520 Series Solid State Drive |
Today, we will be reviewing the 240 GB model from the Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series - the Intel SSDSC2CW240. Let's find out how well this solid state drive performs! For more details, read our Comprehensive Review! To discuss about this review, head over to the forum thread! To find the lowest price for Intel solid state drives, click here! |
Intel is one of the world's leading manufacturers of solid state drives (SSDs) and NAND flash memory chips - the very foundation of solid state drives and USB flash drives. In fact, they offer one of the widest range of solid state drives in the market :
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| Model |
• SSDSC2CW240 |
Form Factor |
• 2.5" |
Formatted Capacity |
• 240,057,409,536 bytes |
SSD Controller |
• SandForce SF-2281 |
NAND Flash Model |
• Intel 29F16B08CCME2 |
NAND Flash Type |
• 25 nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND |
Cache Buffer |
• None |
Interface |
• SATA 3.0 (6 Gbits/s) |
Supported SATA Data Transfer Mode |
• 6.0 Gbits/s |
Other Features |
• SATA Hotplug Capability |
Internal
Data Transfer Rate |
• Read : 550 MB/s maximum (SATA 6 Gb/s) |
Internal
Data Transfer Rate |
• 515-550 MB/s read (SATA 6 Gb/s) |
Input And Output Per Second (Compressible) |
• Random 4K Reads : 50,000 IOPS maximum |
Input And Output Per Second (Incompressible) |
• Random 4K Reads : 46,000~56,000 IOPS maximum |
Average Latency |
• 80 µs (Read) |
Power On To Ready |
• 2 seconds |
Power Consumption |
• 850 mW (Read/Write) |
Maximum Case Temperature |
• 0 °C to 70 °C
(Operating) |
Maximum Shock |
• 1500 G @ 0.5 msec (Operating & Non-Operating) |
Maximum Vibration |
• 2.17 GRMS (5-700 Hz) Max (Operating) |
Drive Acoustics |
• 0 dBA |
Maximum Height |
• 9.5 mm |
Maximum Width |
• 69.85 mm |
Maximum Length |
• 100.2 mm |
Weight |
• 78 g |
MTBF |
• 1,200,000 hours |
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate |
• < 1 sector (512 bytes) per 10 16 bits read |
Endurance |
• Read : Unlimited |
SATA Insertion Cycles |
• Up to 250 insertion / removal cycles |
Warranty |
• 5 Years Limited Warranty |
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