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▲ 500 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

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▲ 531,512 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel 16nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2015.

Effective Speed 
+33%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 69% 103GB free
Worst Bench: 48% 88GB free (System drive)
Poor: 48% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 804th / 1071
9,142 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% 223GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 136GB free
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 495th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		59.7 % 79.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+33%
Average Score 
+50%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		390 MB/s +1% 385 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		252 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+10% 		230 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		25.8 MB/s 29.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+16%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		20.2 MB/s 80 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+296%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		283 MB/s +3% 274 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		23.2 MB/s 37.8 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+63%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		205 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+14% 		180 MB/s
Peak Score 
+53%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		460 MB/s +1% 454 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		308 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+21% 		255 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		32.5 MB/s 36.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+13%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		24.9 MB/s 111 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+346%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		347 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+15% 		301 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		28.2 MB/s 47.3 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+68%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		269 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+17% 		230 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		6.21 % Slightly better value.
+5% 		5.91 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score) 		$256 $200 Cheaper.
+22%
Nice To Haves 
+49%
Age
Newest 		119+ Months 108 Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		230 MB/s 296 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+29%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		116 MB/s 245 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+111%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		643 Pts 957 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+49%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		148 MB/s 176 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+19%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		215 MB/s 273 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+27%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		97.4 MB/s 212 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+118%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		123 MB/s 158 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+28%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 59.7%
Average Bench 79.2%
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The Intel 535 SSD was quietly released in April 2015, very few review samples were distributed and the release went largely unnoticed. The 535 sports the same basic specs as its predecessor, the 530. The 20nm NAND in the 530 has been replaced with marginally slower 16nm NAND and both drives use the same five year old SandForce 2281 controller. Comparing performance between 240GB 530 and 535 shows that the two drives share the same performance profile which is severely hampered by a particularly weak incompressible write speed, something the SandForce controller is notorious for. Overall the 240GB 535 scores an effective speed of 71.5% which puts it amongst the slowest handful of new SSDs on the market. There are other drives on the market that use newer technology and represent far value for money. [Aug '15 SSDrivePro]

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