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Intel SSD 510 Series vs. 10K RPM Hard Drive: Speed Comparison

Jamie Pert — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:54:06 +0000

Yesterday we introduced you to Intel’s new solid-state drives, these new SSDs are all part of Intel’s 510 series and we have heard that these are all faster than 10,000 RPM hard drives, we now have some video evidence showing just this.

There are three videos in total, one of which compares Windows 7 boot time, you can watch the video here, it clearly shows one of Intel’s 510 series shaving 7 seconds of the boot time when compared side-by-side against a 10k HDD.

Another of the videos shows the 510 series side-by-side with a 10K RPM HDD whilst installing Adobe Photoshop Elements, super-fast sequential data transfers allow the Intel’s SSD to complete installation in 1 minute 12 seconds, whereas the 10K RPM HDD takes an extra 40 seconds, you can watch this video here.

Finally Intel show off the 510 series’ gaming proess, below we have embedded a video showing a 510 series SSD running StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty whilst a 10K RPM HDD does the same, it clearly shows the whole process is a lot quicker with Intel’s new SSDs, shaving 22 seconds off what the 10K RPM drive managed.

Obviously to experience the 510 series’ true potential you must be using a motherboard which fully supports SATA 6Gbps, Intel recommend that you use a 2nd-gen Intel Core platform to get the most from these impressive new SSDs.

You can find more about the new Intel 510 Series solid-state drives here, will you upgrade to a 510 series-based system in 2011?

Intel SSD 510 Series, fastest sequential performance

Jamie Pert — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:31:56 +0000

Intel recently unveiled a new series of solid-state drives, these are called the Intel SSD 510 series and by the looks of things these SSDs will set the benchmark for other SSD manufacturers to follow.

According to Intel’s press release these 6Gbps compliant SSDs outperform 10,000 RPM hard disk drives by 50% thanks to their super-fast sequential performance, this will undoubtedly attract attention from gamers seeking faster load-times.

All of the 510 Series SSDs support sequential read speeds of up to 500MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 315MB/s, this trumps one of last year’s best performing SSDs which supported sequential read speeds of up to 355MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 215MB/s.

Obviously to get the most out of your 510 Series SSD you must be using a motherboard which supports SATA 6 Gbps, Intel unsurprising suggest that using these SSDs in conjunction with 2nd Generation Intel Core processor-based platforms is the best combination, however AMD may have something to say about that.

Retail prices are unknown at present, however if you buy 1000 units you can 250GB models for $584 each and 120GB models for $284 each, all products are covered by a 3-year warranty.

We have highlighted what we believe to be some of the most important information regarding these impressive SSDs, however if you would like to find out more check out this link.

Will you be upgrading to an SSD this year?