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Intel® Solid-State Drive 520 Series

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Intel® Solid-State Drive 520 Series

Stay ahead of the competition with 6.0 gigabits per second (Gb/s) performance, integrated data protection, and reliability. Accelerating PC read performance, the Intel® Solid-State Drive 520 Series handles intensive multitasking needs with up to 50,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS)1 and sequential read performance of up to 550 megabytes per second (MB/s2. Built with compute-quality 25-nanometer Intel® NAND Flash Memory and no moving parts, enjoy proven reliability and reduced data loss risk and power consumption to satisfy the most demanding gamer, media creator, and tech enthusiast.3 In addition to speed, the Intel® SSD 520 Series offers enhanced security, coming pre-configured with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption capabilities.

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Capacity Sequential Read/Write (up to)1 Random 4KB Read2/Write (up to)4 Form Factor
60GB SATA 6Gb/s       550 MB/s / 475 MB/s
SATA 3Gb/s       280 MB/s / 245 MB/s		 15,000 IOPS / 80,000 IOPS 9.5mm 2.5-inch SATA
120GB SATA 6Gb/s       550 MB/s / 500 MB/s
SATA 3Gb/s       280 MB/s / 260 MB/s		 25,000 IOPS / 80,000 IOPS 7mm and 9.5mm
2.5-inch SATA
180GB SATA 6Gb/s       550 MB/s / 520 MB/s
SATA 3Gb/s       280 MB/s / 260 MB/s		 50,000 IOPS / 80,000 IOPS 7mm and 9.5mm
2.5-inch SATA
240GB SATA 6Gb/s       550 MB/s / 520 MB/s
SATA 3Gb/s       280 MB/s / 260 MB/s		 50,000 IOPS / 80,000 IOPS 7mm and 9.5mm
2.5-inch SATA
480GB SATA 6Gb/s       550 MB/s / 520 MB/s
SATA 3Gb/s       280 MB/s / 260 MB/s		 50,000 IOPS / 50,000 IOPS 9.5mm 2.5-inch SATA

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1. Performance varies by capacity.


2. Performance measured using Iometer* with queue depth equal to 32.


3. The Intel® SSD 520 Series is currently not validated for data center usage.


4. Random 4 KB write performance using an out-of-the-box SSD.