Review: Intel 520 Series SSD (240GB)

Benchmark: Crystal Disk Mark

CrystalDiskMark's use of incompressible data can often be a stumbling block for SandForce drives, but Intel's use of synchronous NAND and unique firmware appears to be doing the trick; performance remains strong, and on average, this is the quickest SandForce drive we've tested on a SATA 6Gbps interface.