Order Number: 325968-001US
February 2012
Intel® Solid-State Drive 520 Series

Product Specification

1. Performance values vary by capacity.
2. Random 4 KB writes measured using out-of-box SSD.
Capacity: 60/120/180/240/480 GB
Components:
—Intel
® 25nm NAND Flash Memory
— Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
Form Factor: 2.5-inch
Thickness: 7 mm and 9.5 mm
— 7 mm: 120/180/240 GB
— 9.5 mm: 60/120/180/240/480 GB
Weight: Up to 78 grams
SATA 6Gb/s Bandwidth Performance1
(Iometer* Queue Depth 32)
— Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 550 MB/s
— Sustained Sequential Write:Up to 520 MB/s
Read and Write IOPS1
(Iometer Queue Depth 32)
— Random 4 KB Reads: Up to 50,000 IOPS
— Random 4 KB Writes: Up to 80,000 IOPS2
Latency (average sequential)
—Read: 80 µs (TYP)
— Write: 85 µs (TYP)
Data Compression
AES 256-bit Encryption
End-to-End Data Protection
Compatibility
—Intel
® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer
—Intel
® Data Migration Software
—Intel
® Rapid Storage Technology
—Intel
® 6 Series Express Chipsets
(with SATA 6Gb/s)
—SATA Revision 3.0
—ACS-2
— SSD-enhanced SMART ATA feature set
— Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
command set
— Data Set Management Command
Trim attribute
Power Management
— 5 V SATA Supply Rail
— SATA Link Power Management (LPM)
Power
— Active (MobileMark* 2007 Workload):
850 mW (TYP)
— Idle: 600 mW (TYP)
Temp era tur e
—Operating: 0
o C to 70o C
— Non-Operating: -55o C to 95o C
Reliability
— Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER):
< 1 sector per 1016 bits read
— Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF):
1,200,000 hours
Shock (operating and non-operating):
1,500 G/0.5 msec
Vibration
— Operating: 2.17 GRMS (5-700 Hz)
— Non-operating: 3.13 GRMS (5-800 Hz)
Certifications and Declarations:
—UL*
—CE*
—C-Tick*
—BSMI*
—KCC*
—Microsoft* WHQL
— VCCI*
—SATA-IO*
Product Ecological Compliance
—RoHS*