Intel SSD 510 Series 250 GB

W1zzard · May 12, 2011, 09:29 AM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/I..._Crest_250_GB/

Delta6326 · Jun 30, 2011, 02:36 AM

Wow i can't believe the Intel does so good, i was thinking it wouldn't do to its slower write speeds. Goes to show that they put quality parts in their SSD.

Maban · Jun 30, 2011, 03:07 AM

Almost no one is going to buy the 250GB version as its almost $600. And since the 120GB one is slower, this really isn't a good indication of the 510 family.

ERazer · Jun 30, 2011, 03:38 AM

imo u buy intel ssd not for raw performance but for reliability

Yukikaze · Jun 30, 2011, 07:32 AM

Review the 600GB version please

EDIT: Oops. I got the wrong series. Sorry!

TiN · Jun 30, 2011, 12:46 PM

No IOmeter?

I bought Intel 320 month ago, much better than 510 as for write/IO performance

W1zzard · Jun 30, 2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TiN

No IOmeter?

iometer is affected by data deduplication. used wrongly by many reviewers not using it on the physical drive. synthetic benchmarks are useless anyway

Maban · Jun 30, 2011, 01:59 PM

English please?

AsRock · Jun 30, 2011, 03:32 PM

Was the latest firmware used with the x25-m ?. As it had a new one a few months ago.

treehouse · Jul 1, 2011, 10:19 AM

why is the agility 2 faster than the agility 3 in windows startup??

W1zzard · Jul 1, 2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by treehouse

why is the agility 2 faster than the agility 3 in windows startup??

no idea, but the tests were repeated at least 10 times per drive.

it looks like sandforce introduced a change in their new sata 6 gbps drives that makes them a tiny bit slower in bootup compared to the old drives.

treehouse · Jul 1, 2011, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

no idea, but the tests were repeated at least 10 times per drive.

it looks like sandforce introduced a change in their new sata 6 gbps drives that makes them a tiny bit slower in bootup compared to the old drives.

ah ok, i was thinking it might be due to motherboard chipset but your probably right

micropage7 · Jul 1, 2011, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

no idea, but the tests were repeated at least 10 times per drive.

it looks like sandforce introduced a change in their new sata 6 gbps drives that makes them a tiny bit slower in bootup compared to the old drives.

i guess its ok as long as just the driver not the hardware itself and for ssd little bit slower wont noticeable

W1zzard · Jul 1, 2011, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treehouse

ah ok, i was thinking it might be due to motherboard chipset but your probably right

i'm using the exact same hardware for testing all ssds

treehouse · Jul 1, 2011, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

i'm using the exact same hardware for testing all ssds

sorry i did not make myself clear, i know you use the same hardware for all SSD tests but i was saying that the motherboard chipset might be affecting the Agility 3 more than the Agility 2 because other tests i have seen show the Agility 3 beating Agility 2 in boot up tests

Zerofaith · Jul 22, 2011, 01:01 PM

I have read both reviews on the Intel 510 and the ADATA s511, (great job btw)
I am looking to buy a 120gb drive of course I want it to be realiable but I also want preformance... the Price is the price, which one would you suggest out of those 2?
I would concider ocz vertex 3 but too many horror stories

also which controller do you like better? sandforce or marvell

thanks for your thoughts

zero

RejZoR · Jul 22, 2011, 01:40 PM

I like SSD reviews where there is more into the real world tests than stupid synthetics that don't mean a thing to me. So i hope TPU will continue to stick with the practical usage more than with theoretical capabilities of the drives...

May 12, 2011, 09:29 AM	#1
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Jul 22, 2011, 01:01 PM	#16
Zerofaith Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wizzard... in your opinion I have read both reviews on the Intel 510 and the ADATA s511, (great job btw) I am looking to buy a 120gb drive of course I want it to be realiable but I also want preformance... the Price is the price, which one would you suggest out of those 2? I would concider ocz vertex 3 but too many horror stories also which controller do you like better? sandforce or marvell thanks for your thoughts zero

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