Intel SSD Series 5 (2012) vs Samsung 960 Pro Series SSDs

While the Intel SSD 520 240GB wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. TechSpot, CNET, hardwarezone.com.sg, Techradar, and Expert Reviews have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

Moving on to the Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Expert Reviews, hardwarezone.com.sg, TrustedReviews, Techradar, TechSpot, and PCmag, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like Expert Reviews, hardwarezone.com.sg, Techradar, and TechSpot, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Internal Hard Drives received. We found that the Intel SSD 520 240GB managed to earn a rating of 8.5 from TechSpot, whereas the Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB got its highest, 10, score from reviewers at Expert Reviews.