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Intel 521 240GB SSDSCMMW240A3

Price and performance details for the Intel 521 240GB SSDSCMMW240A3 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

Intel 521 240GB SSDSCMMW240A3

Drive Size:  223.6 GB

Other names:  INTEL SSDSCMMW240A3L

Drive First Benchmarked: 2013-03-14

Drive Rating/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:  8075

Last Price Change:  NA

Average Drive Rating
4148
Samples: 28

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Intel 521 240GB SSDSCMMW240A3

Sequential Read497 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write416 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)368 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD120 MBytes/Sec
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Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 8th of May 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
Intel 521 240GB SSDSCMMW240A3
4,148
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,359
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive
1,306
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,243
WDC WD10EZEX
1,221
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,172
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,132
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,052
WDC WD10SPZX
897
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
809
Last 5 Baselines for Intel 521 240GB SSDSCMMW240A3
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3279096 - Feb 11 2026
4077
BL2932197 - Sep 25 2025
4058
BL2778147 - Jul 20 2025
4071
BL2513579 - Mar 28 2025
4037
BL2436527 - Feb 23 2025
4099