uk.hardware.info Updated:
2019-12-02 07:23:59
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SSD prices are dropping so quickly that it makes more and more sense to have one in your PC. 120 or 128 GB versions you can find already for £90, and for less than twice that you can buy an SSD with double the capacity. It will still take a long time be...
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The SSD 510 Series can be considered as Intel's transitional model between its second generation ( X25-M G2 ) and third generation ( 320 Series ) SSD offerings. Previously codenamed Elmcrest, one of the SSD 510 Series' most noteworthy features is its inte...
TestbedBenchmarksThe figures that we garnered after running the ATTO disk benchmark reveal that the 510 Series is the fastest in terms of read speed. It was able to surpass two of the fastest SSDs that we had personally encountered from Patriot, the Pyro...
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tbreak.ae Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:11
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Solid State Drives or SSDs for short are slowly becoming the preferred choice of PC performance enthusiasts with their faster access times and quiet operation. Previously, Western Digital’s Raptor series held that top spot with its 10,000rpm drives, bu...
Faster boot and application load times; Quiet operation...
Still expensive; Will not reduce load times of some applications and games by much...
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Having recently covered Crucial’s new M4 SSD, it seemed only natural to go further in-depth with it’s Intel counterpart, the 510 series. Both of these drives feature Marvell’s 88SS9174 controller, with the Intel drive using the BKK2 revision, and a SAT...
Despite this, Intel’s 510 series is a serious performer and could likely be capable of more under the right conditions. So, if you’re a die-hard Intel fan still clinging to your X-25M but wishing it was more, then you’ll probably spring for this one...
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resellernews.co.nz Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:15
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Code-named Elmcrest, Intel’s 510 series drives use 34nm flash memory and come in 120GB and 250GB variants; we tested the latter.Compared to existing Intel SSDs, Elmcrest hikes performance substantially. Intel rates the 250GB drive at 500MByte/sec sequ...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:15
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You might be forgiven for forgetting that Intel makes SSD storage - company doesn't exactly shout it from the rooftops. But in the X25-M series, it has one of the world's best-selling drives. So when Intel launches a new range, it pays to sit up and t...
Sequential read/write performance, 6Gbit/s interface, Intel SSD Toolbox utility...
4K performance, pricey.
Intel's 250GB 510 Series drive is a sterling performer especially if you want to move large files around - but with the new SandForce SF-2000 controller-equipped drives already appearing on the shelves, the timing of its release is unfortunate, to say...
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As the first Intel SSD to use a third-party memory controller, the new 510 Series disks (also known as ElmCrest) have a lot of ground to recover. When they first became cost-effective alternatives to mechanical hard disks, Intel SSDs led the way with t...
Mind-blowing performance, but it comes at an equally staggering price...
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Intel might be better known for its range of computer processors, but the company has also produced a solid line-up of SSDs. However, Intel has lost a lot of ground to faster SSDs from other manufacturers in recent years so they have a lot of market share...
Intel's latest SSD has incredible file transfer performance in almost every situation, although it carries a massive price premium over conventional hard disks. It’s also unlikely that it will look quite so fast against SSDs from other manufacturers du...
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NameSolid-state drive: Intel 510 SSDAt a glance: Excellent sequential read and write performance,Full mounting and installation kit included,Average random read and write performanceSummary:Intel's pricey SSD 510 is quick with sequential reads and writes...
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Just as the world and its faithful canine companion gets ready to release its new SandForce-powered SSDs, Intel has jumped the gun with its Intel 510 Series 120GB SSD.Intel might not be the first name that comes to mind when you think about SSD's as a who...
Sequential read performance, 6Gbps interface...
Overall performance , It's a bit pricey...
Intel's 510 isn't a bad drive – in fact if you are just moving large files around it's a very good choice to go for – but the timing of its release hasn't done it any favours...
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While Intel will always be known for their range of consumer and business oriented processor designs, their Solid State Drives proved to be extremely popular among the enthusiast audience, selling well across the range of sizes. The X25-M in particu...
SATA 6Gbps capability, sequential read performance is class leading, for the time being anyway, TRIM support...
A solid release from Intel, but we had hoped for a little more...
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The Intel brand carries such gravitas that today's tech industry often finds itself in limbo as it waits for the manufacturing giant to deliver the next major innovation. And that doesn't apply solely to microprocessors, either. In recent years, Intel...
Any new Intel product arrives with huge expectations, and the company usually delivers on one of two fronts: price or performance. Yet, at £220, the 120GB Intel 510 Series SSD struggles to deliver on either. With a heavy focus on sequential throughput...
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Intel's X25-M solid-state drives won praise in our last SSD Labs, but now their replacements have arrived. The new drives come in 120GB and 250GB capacities, and still use 34nm MLC NAND flash cells, but introduce a new controller chip (manufactured by Mar...
One of the fastest drives we've seen for those who demand top-speed data transfers...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:29
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Today we have a sample of Intel's new 510 series SSD connected to our test system. The latest range from Intel brings their SSD platform right up to date with high end specifications and today we will find out how it compares to models such as Crucials...
After receiving an Intel SSD it is immediately obvious that this is a company who know how to look after their consumers. This starts with the decision to bundle all of the cables and screws required along with a drive bay convertor, items many manufac...
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After defining the high-end SSD market with its X25-M, Intel is finally ready with its first 6 Gb/s solid-state drive, the SSD 510-series. Does the company's latest follow in its predecessor's footsteps, or does OCZ's Vertex 3 lineup go uncontested? Ba...
Let's start with OCZ's Vertex 3, rather than Intel's SSD 510. Although the Vertex 3 doesn't clean house in every discipline, it is most consistently toward the top of each workload.Intel's SSD 510 is almost bipolar in comparison. Rather than focus on a we...
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Behardware.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:23:59
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At last! After many long weeks of work, here’s our new SSD report. For 2012, we have decided to focus on the flagship 120 and 128 GB models and limit our selection to SSDs with an SATA 6 Gbps/s interface. We have tested no fewer than seventeen models:...
Tieing up a 24-page roundup in a few lines isn’t easy, especially as the cost of flash memory is currently dropping, meaning that the price of 120 to 128 GB SSDs is changing almost daily, with some manufacturers responding faster than others. Pricing i...
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rwlabs.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:03
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With the current price levels of Solid State Drives hitting an all-time low finally pretty much everyone can now afford that level of technology. Of course the price/capacity ratio is nowhere close to that of normal mechanical drives (still) a...
So after reading all the results i am sure many of you are wondering about which SSD is currently the best one in the market. Well if you can afford the extra premium then the RevoDrive3 240GB is without doubt faster than every other SSD in thi...
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Ever since I started reviewing PC components here at TR, my relationship with hardware has become increasingly promiscuous. The Ikea shelving unit that serves as my test rack plays host to an endless stream of new systems—at least one every week, and when...
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The latest generation of SSDs is out in full force. Drives are widely available from a multitude of vendors, firmware issues have for the most part been resolved, and competition has driven prices dangerously close to dollar-per-gigabyte territory. If you...
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Intel was kind enough to send me a 510 series 120GB SSD for review. The 510 series is Intel’s first foray into SATA 6Gbps SSD, and also the first SSD that Intel have shipped without their own SSD processor, instead Intel have used the popular Marvell...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive (during the test period), Excellent reading and writing performance, Good 4K random I/O performance, SATA 6Gbps support, Excellent multitasking potential, TRIM support under Windows 7, Lightning fast access t...
Slightly slow sequential writing performance by today's standards.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowThe main positive pointsPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive (during the test period).Excellent reading and writing performance.Good 4K random I/O performance.SATA 6Gbps sup...
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Even though there is a plethora of mechanical hard drives on the market that support the SATA-600 interface, we really need a solid state drive to make use of the bandwidth available. Today we are going to compare five different models from Crucial, In...
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xbitlabs.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:11
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However, imagine how surprised we were when it turned out that the new SSD series for computer enthusiasts aka Intel 510 was using third-party controllers...
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The company Intel does not really need much of an introduction. It has been a market and technology leader in CPU technology since ages. One of their less well-known area of expertise is the production of flash memory chips, so it comes as no surprise...
Outstanding performance, Supports TRIM, 3 year warranty, Good amount of accessories included, Nice looking, rugged metal case...
High price...
The engineers at Intel have done an incredible job tuning the firmware of their 510 Series to suit the needs of today's consumers. Especially in our ISO file copy and game patching benchmarks, the Intel drive plays in a completely different league from...
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Intel delivered one of the fastest consumer-level solid-state drives (SSDs) when it released its X25-M back in 2008. Now that technology has advanced to include the even speedier 6Gbps SATA III, and competitors such as OCZ and Crucial have instituted i...
Strong performance, particularly in sequential reads and writes. Supports 6Gbps SATA.
Slow random-access speeds compared with competing drives. Relatively expensive.
The SSD 510 Series, Intel's replacement for its once–industry leading X25-M drive solid-state drive, turns out fine numbers in some circumstances, but its random-access speeds may be a turn off for more advanced power users. Buy it now...
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A year ago whenever I'd request an SSD for review I'd usually get a 128GB drive built using 3x nm 4GB 2-bit MLC NAND die. These days the standard review capacity is twice that as most drives ship with 25nm NAND, using 8GB die. Seeing a bunch of scores for...
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insidehw.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:12
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Although Intel SSDs are far from being omnipresent on the market, those who have had the chance to use them are certainly convinced that these are top-notch devices. When Intel’s first SSDs were presented back in 2008, namely X25-M, it was clear from t...
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Intel was one of the first manufacturers to produce consumer SSDs back in 2008, with its X25-M line managing to avoid the ‘drive stutter’ issues of the time, as well as delivering excellent performance. This was largely thanks to Intel using its ow...
Intel's move away from making its own drive controllers has come as a surprise, and the Intel 510 120GB didn't feel like the well-rounded SSD we expected. Compromises have been made in terms of random read and write performance to ensure high sequential r...
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The OCZ Vertex 3 240GB blew us away when we reviewed it earlier this month. Its lighting fast transfer speeds and application performance left no room for the competition to breathe -- including the once-praised Samsung 470 Series and Crucial RealSSD C...
Ideally we would've benched the larger 250GB version of the 510 Series as the majority of the high-end SSDs tested were around this size, but unfortunately Intel couldn't provide us with a review sample in time. This placed the Intel SSD 510 Series 12...
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Breaking the 250MB/s barrier with no moving parts If the automotive world progressed as fast as the computer industry, the old joke goes, we‘d all have $1,000 cars that get 400 miles to the gallon, never need maintenance, and crash catastrophic-ally...
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maximumpc.com Updated:
2019-12-02 07:24:20
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Nobody panic. Intel is still coming out with its much-delayed third-generation solid-state drive. The 320 Series will use 25nm NAND and Intel’s latest controller, on 3Gb/s SATA, and will focus on what made Intel drives great: high read speeds and rand...
Fast sequential reads and writes; vaunted Intel longevity.
Expensive; noncompetitive 4KB random reads/writes.
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The advantage of Intel is the abundant availability of their drives across Germany. Apart from the drive contained in a simple beige case that weighs 80 grams, the retail packaging also contains a complete desktop kit with brackets, screws, and connection...
After around four weeks the Intel SSD 510 series left a good impression, although some weak spots have become apparent. The data rates over SATA 3 with a maximum of 6 GBit/s are more or less in line with the marketing claims of 500 MB/s for reading and 31...
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Okay okay, I'll admit it... ever since the development of SSDs started, here at Guru3D.com we've become what you might call storage whores, yep -- anything SSD related which gets thrown in front of us we'll eat alive, hair and all. The biggest and mo...
I have to admit, the first time I heard Intel was using a 3rd party Marvel controller my stomach turned around. The previous success of the X25 series SSDs was mostly tied to the usage of Intel's own ICs, including their proprietary controller. Placin...
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This past summer, I put a set of fancy racing wheels on my road bike. They're a study in aerodynamic lightness: deep rims and only as many spokes as is absolutely necessary, all spun from deliciously sexy carbon fiber. I race occasionally and ride quite a...
A number of new solid-state drives are slated to arrive over the next little while, including models based on SandForce's second-gen controller and others using the same Marvell chip as the 510 Series. Given what's coming, and the fact that we're working...
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Intel really kicked the SSD world in high gear when they released their X-25 series of drives last year. Their performance was the benchmark that all other drives were measured against for quite some time. SandForce based drives started garnering a...
While not exactly we were expecting by carrying a third party Marvell controller, Intel has done a fine job with their custom firmware to produce a SATA 6Gbps drive that fares very well against the newest SandForce drives. While we can't say it leads...
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The solid state storage market continues to bristle with activity. Over the last couple of weeks, we have shown you two hot new SSDs from OCZ—the Vertex 3 and the Vertex 3 Pro--that offer stellar performance, thanks in no small part to their next-gen S...
Strong Sequential Performance, Benefits From Intel's QC Labs...
Random Reads / Writes, IOPS performance vs. Newer Drives...
As we mentioned earlier, the Intel 510 Series solid state drives will initially be available in two capacities: 120GB and 250GB. The 250GB model will be priced at about $584 (in 1K quantities), while the 120GB capacity model will arrive at about $284. Tho...
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After defining the high-end SSD market with its X25-M, Intel is finally ready with its first 6 Gb/s solid-state drive, the SSD 510-series. Does...
Let’s start with OCZ’s Vertex 3, rather than Intel’s SSD 510. Although the Vertex 3 doesn’t clean house in every discipline, it is most consistently toward the top of each workload. Intel’s SSD 510 is almost bipolar in comparison. Rather than focus on...
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The X25-M was a tremendous first attempt by Intel to get into the SSD market. In our review of the SSD I wrote that Intel just Conroe’d the SSD market, and if it weren’t for the pesky 80MB/s sequential write speed limitation the X25-M would’ve been g...
The first time Intel told me it would be using a 3rd party controller in one of its upcoming SSDs I bit my tongue. Intel tried to justify the decision but all I heard in my head was that Intel was bowing out of the high end race, that Elmcrest was a copou...
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Today we take a look at Intel's first offering in the SATA 6Gb/sec realm: The 510 Series SSD. We've been waiting for this for quite some time, and it certainly comes with a bit of a surprise in that box (more on that after the break)...
Good throughput, Excellent build quality...
IOPS performance, while decent, doesn't hold a candle to previous (3Gb/sec) generations, Price (see below)...
While we were glad to see Intel step up and release this 6Gb/sec part, I can't help but feel this was a bit of a rush job. While the drive performed decently and reliably, I certainly didn't get that same feeling of performance awesomeness present with ea...
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Intel's success with the X25-M has been quite remarkable. Not only has the drive sold more than any other SSD on the market, it's had a solid track record for reliability and compatibility as well. It's with great anticipation that we've been waiting...
Retains 34nm flash with higher write-cycles, Tried and true controller, but not from Intel, Very good performance over legacy and SATA 6.0Gbps connections...
Slower in some areas than X25-M, Still a huge gap in speed compared to latest SandForce models...
The 250GB Intel SSD 510 is a solid top-tier drive, although not as high performing as the newly released OCZ Vertex 3. In the consumer space Intel has been satisfied marketing themselves as the solid choice for those buyers who are interested in very...
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