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Price and performance details for the Intel SSD 520 480GB 9.5mm can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.
Description: 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s, 25nm, MLC, Model SSDSC2CW480A3
Drive Size: 447.1 GB
Other names: INTEL SSDSC2CW480A3, ATA INTEL SSDSC2CW48 SCSI Disk Device
Drive First Benchmarked: 2012-10-15
Drive Rating/$Price: 7.21
Overall Rank: 10153
Last Price Change: $499.99 USD (2012-11-02)
| Sequential Read | 429 MBytes/Sec |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 253 MBytes/Sec |
| Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20) | 361 MBytes/Sec |
| IOPS 4KQD1 | 19 MBytes/Sec |
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| Drive | Average Disk Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel SSD 520 480GB 9.5mm | 3,603 | |
| Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive | 1,359 | |
| Seagate ST1000DM010 | 1,339 | |
| WDC WD10EZEX | 1,233 | |
| TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 | 1,231 | |
| Seagate ST1000DM003 | 1,168 | |
| TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 | 1,121 | |
| TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100 | 1,044 | |
| WDC WD10SPZX | 891 | |
| TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 | 804 | |
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| Baseline | Disk Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| BL3375150 - Mar 26 2026 | 3686 | |
| BL3261284 - Feb 03 2026 | 3466 | |
| BL2763141 - Jul 14 2025 | 2416 | |
| BL2581505 - Apr 25 2025 | 2348 | |
| BL2541541 - Apr 09 2025 | 3707 | |
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