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Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW240A3K5 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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2.5"
240GB
SATA III

Stay ahead of the competition when you level up to 6.0 gigabits per second (Gb/s) performance. Intel Solid-State Drives (Intel SSDs) continue to evolve with the Intel SSD 500 Family. Available in a wide range of capacities up to 480 GB, the Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series delivers leading performance for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based computers. By combining Intel's leading 25nm NAND flash memory technology with SATA 6Gb/s interface support, the Intel SSD 520 Series delivers sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 520 MB/s. The industry-standard 2.5-inch form factor enables interchangeability with existing hard disk drives (HDDs) and native SATA HDD drop-in replacement with the enhanced performance, reliability, and ruggedness offered by an SSD.

The Intel SSD 520 Series also offers built-in data protection features including Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit Encryption, End-to-End Data Protection, and Data Compression. Now that your work is safe, use the world-class performance of the Intel SSD 520 Series to dominate your gaming competition or to reach new levels of creativity and productivity. The choice is yours!

New level of performance Built with compute-quality Intel 25 nanometer (nm) NAND Flash Memory, the Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD accelerates PC performance where it matters most. With random read performance up to 50,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and sequential read performance of up to 550 megabytes per second (MB/s), your PC will blaze through the most demanding applications and will handle intense multi-tasking needs. Couple that read performance with random writes up to 80,000 IOPS and sequential writes of 520 MB/s to unleash your applications. With the Intel SSD 520 Series, Intel continues to deliver solutions designed to satisfy the most demanding gamers, media creator and technology enthusiasts.
Superior data protection features The new Intel SSD 520 Series offers Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption capabilities to keep your data safe. In the event of theft or loss of your computer, you have the peace of mind that your personal data is secured by an advanced encryption technology. Additionally, the Intel SSD 520 Series contains “End-to-End Data Protection” ensuring integrity of stored data from the computer to the SSD and back.
2.5" to 3.5" Bracket Included This SSD features a standard 2.5-inch form factor for notebooks and select desktops. The included 2.5" to 3.5" bracket lets you install your 2.5” SSD into a standard 3.5” drive bay to extend the storage of most desktop computers.

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General

Brand: Intel

Series: 520 Series Cherryville

Model: SSDSC2CW240A3K5

Device Type: Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Used For: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"

Capacity: 240GB

Memory Components: MLC

Interface: SATA III

Controller: SandForce

Height: 9.5mm

Performance

Max Sequential Read: Up to 550 MB/s (SATAIII)
Up to 280 MB/s (SATAII)

Max Sequential Write: Up to 520 MB/s (SATAIII)
Up to 260 MB/s (SATAII)

4KB Random Read: Up to 50,000 IOPS

4KB Random Write: Up to 60,000 IOPS

MTBF: 1,200,000 hours

Features

Features: Out-of-the-Box Write Performance (IOPS): up to 80,000 IOPS

Environmental

Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ +70°C

Quick Info

Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 5 years

Manufacturer Contact Info

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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (1) Last 6 Months (31) All Reviews (99) 81% (80) 8% (8) 3% (3) 3% (3) 5% (5) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go page SubmitTopPaginationForm of 10 previousTopPaginationForm\| nextTopPaginationForm
Striker444 5/16/2013 7:00:26 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 5/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5 Pros: Picked this up for $200 after a $100 mail in rebate. AMAZING SSD, I get 520 MB/s reads and 500 MB/s writes Cons: nothing, this is the best SSD you can buy, frimware was perfect, worth the wait for this to come on the market. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 5/7/2013 9:58:05 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Perfect Pros: Easy install - Worked perfectly Cons: So far, I have found no Cons to this SSD. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Eric 5/7/2013 9:33:14 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5reconsider buying these drives Pros: 3/5 drives work. Cons: I received one bad drive (out of 4 I purchased). The drive errored out upon initial fdisk. Because a month had elapsed I contacted Intel directly for warranty service. I paid the price of the drive to facilitate a cross-ship. When Intel sent the warranty replacement it was used and failed in the same manner. After paying the cost of the drive for a cross-ship for the first drive, they demanded that amount again for the replacement of the replacement. I suggest not dealing with Intel on these drives unless you have very large credit card limits. And two faulty out of 5 drives = 20% drive failure rate?!? Something must be amiss at Intel quality control. Other Thoughts: Please get your act together Intel! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Sage 5/1/2013 10:01:37 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Great Product Pros: Worked great, Windows 8 loads insanely quick. Love it for gaming as it loads content in games fast which gives an advantage over a normal HDD. Cons: Has issues every now and again where is will cause a blue screen with windows 8. Other Thoughts: Coolmaster HAF X Case EVGA Geforce GTX Titan Corsair AX850 Power Supply Asus Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Intel I7-3770k Processor Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB SSD CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB)DDR3 1600 Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 4/26/2013 2:21:05 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Intel SSD + data migration = +++ Pros: Fast. Quiet. Seamless migration of Win7 OS with Intel data migration tool. Previously had Windows experience index at 5.8 limited by fairly quick RAID 0 array. Disk IO now at 7.8. Now my limitation is the video card. I'm running a nearly silent PC. Prior to SSD I could hear loud disk crunching even with dampers. Now I am thinking "how do I quiet down my 28 dB fans?" Props to Newegg for prompt delivery. Cons: Would be faster if I had a SATA 3 port. Next stop new MB, processor. Con is my system - not the SSD. Other Thoughts: Reduced primary disk data content to 150 MB prior to install. Installed SSD, OS immediately installed drivers on reboot. Downloaded and ran Intel data migration tool. On reboot, switched BIOS to read SSD as primary. SSD now running as silent primary, RAID array still makes a nice scratch disk for HD video processing. When I first started I was nervous, reading reviews about stalled / hung disk migration. Intel made this EASY. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 4/14/2013 4:47:56 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Super fast transfers! Worth the money! Pros: Moving data around one this is fast, so fast in fact I'm the slowest part of my computer now... Cons: ^^ didn't buy two of them Other Thoughts: Going to buy two of them :D Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 3/27/2013 10:05:09 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Less compatible than Samsung 840 Pro Pros: This is basically a good drive, and a solid performer. Cons: Did not work in my Lenovo W520 notebook. I worked with Intel and with Lenovo and neither seemed to care that I couldn't get the drive to work in the notebook. I recently bought an SSD from a different manufacturer and it worked flawlessly the first boot. The other drive is much faster as well. I'm sure the Intel is a good drive, but I have not ever been able to have it boot in the machine. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
MatthewTheGreat 3/22/2013 8:31:56 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 3/5520 Cherryville SSD Pros: Faster than a normal HD Cons: I had a 320 series 120gb SSD from Intel and I felt that was MUCH faster than this one.. But I already gave it to my wifes brother. It is kind of a disappointment.. I am not certain if I have a buggy SSD or what but I tried to reformat twice and I still have somewhat average speeds with this thing.. I expected more from it with the price and intel name on it.. Other Thoughts: Computer Specs: CoolerMaster HAF X (Case) ASUS VW246H (Monitor) CoolerMaster SilentPro Gold 1200W (Power Supply) EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ 4gb (Graphics Card) Intel 520 Series 240GB (SSD) + Seagate 1TB (HD) ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z (Motherboard) Intel i7-2600k Sandy Bridge 3.4ghz Quad Core (Processor) Corsair Vengeance 16gb 1600 mhz (Memory) 200mm x4 red LED /CoolerMaster/, 140mm x1 red LED /XIGMATEK/ (Fans) Logitech G9x (Mouse) SteelSeries QCK+ Heavy (MousePad) SteelSeries Siberia V2 (Headset) /// Backup SteelSeries 7H (Headset) Cyborg V.5 (Keyboard) 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 3/15/2013 12:16:42 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 1/5	Rating: 5/5Fast and painless Pros: Fast. Intel's cloning software made the move was painless. Made a 3 years old Sony Vaio VPCCW21FX seem blazing fast. WEI rates it a 7.8. Cons: Price. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 3/10/2013 4:51:06 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Unbelievable. Pros: This is my first bootable SSD drive on a desktop. I wasn't expecting too much of a change from my build from 2011 with a 3Gb/s Western Digital magnetic drive. But man, the speed increase was more than noticeable. I'm running this out of an Intel 6Gb/s port with a 6Gb/s cable and I don't know if it's actually using extra bandwidth or if SSD drives are just inherently faster. Either way, I'm satisfied. Cons: Mounting this drive on the Cooler Master HAF 922 was a little tricky. The screws that came with the drive are too short for the mount support, so I had to use spare screws from my case. The HAF 922 saved me. The drive itself has no problems though. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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