Intel vs Intel vs Intel SSDs

[TheGleaner]

Hello i'm looking at 600GB Intel SSDs and wondering that if money wasn't an issue, what one would be the best for a ssd that would hold the os and other important programs. The ones im comparing are;
Intel 320 Series 2.5" 600GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2CW600G310 - OEM

Intel SSD DC S3500 Series 2.5" 600GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2BB600G401 - OEM

Intel SSDSC2BB600G4 2.5" 600GB SATA Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

So what would be a good long term, future proof one?
THIS IS A NEW BUILD
Thanks

 

[okcnaline]

Intel vs. Intel vs. Intel SSD
Well, Intel's a company. That would easily trump a single SSD... Don't you think? xD

Alright, let's see... Well, the last 2 options aren't consumer, so I think they won't be getting as extensive of driver support as the 320. So if you don't mind with the slightly spottier support, go for either of the 2 on the bottom, whichever is cheaper. But MLC is old technology, so probably no.

And also, if you have no budget limit, why aren't you going for NVMe drives? The Intel SSD 750 is MUCH faster than any of the options.

 

[USAFRet]

I would ask...
Why are you looking at old drives?

#1 = SATA II
#2 = SATA II
#3 = SATA I


None of the above.

 

[rhysiam]

Why are you limiting yourself to Intel? They have a solid reputation but they are usually overpriced for what you get.

If you genuinely mean money isn't an issue, then the best no-compromise would be the Intel 750 800GB, either with a U.2 connector (only available on limited motherboards), or get the PCIe card version. They are insanely fast. But, complete overkill in almost any scenario. You could get a very well-balanced 850EVO for much, much less money which would probably perform identically, unless you had some crazy workload like IO intensive database, or tried to boot 10 virtual machines simultaneously.

 

[TheGleaner]

Ok so if I want a intel around 500gb should I just go with a sata3 480gb?

 

[USAFRet]

Ok so if I want a intel around 500gb should I just go with a sata3 480gb?

You should choose a current model drive.
Be it Intel, Samsung, Crucial, Sandisk, or other....

 

[rhysiam]

The Samsung 850 EVO is really hard to pass up at the moment. A very solid performer and usually priced extremely competitively.

 

[zionosis]

Brand doesn't really matter too much, many are made in the same factories. As long as you go with a common known brand then you should be good.
A fast Sata 2 one is also good enough, depends what you do. Most of the time the bottle neck is elsewhere.

After all, once something is loaded into ram then it's all up to your CPU and memory speed.

That's my opinion anyway, I think a fast Sata 2 is good enough and you won't notice much difference if you had a Sata 3 one.

All depends on the makeup of the system of course, if someone had the newest CPU and Memory and had an old HDD in their computer and they did things like watch HD movies and copy files and browse lots of thumbnails in folders etc, Then they would notice a huge difference when getting a fast SSD.

 

[TheGleaner]

so then is the intel 480GB 730"current"

 

[USAFRet]

so then is the intel 480GB 730"current"

Intel 730 480GB - $300 http://www.amazon.com/Intel-2-5-Inch-Internal-Solid-SSDSC2BP480G4R5/dp/B00IF4NGXQ
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - $160 http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE

Equal performance.
Your call.

 

[rhysiam]

Just wanted to chime in (assuming you're buying in the US).

Budget option $120, Crucial BX200: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct480bx200ssd1
It's slow for an SSD, but they're a reputable brand and it's still an SSD (review http://www.anandtech.com/show/9756/the-crucial-bx200-480gb-960gb-ssd-review-crucials-first-tlc-nand-ssd)

Recommended, $150, Samsung 850 EVO: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam