CrucialCT525MX300SSD1
OCZVTR180-25SAT3-240G

Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (2nd gen) MLC NAND. Release date: Q1 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 106,120 user samples
105,037 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 125GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 296GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 393rd / 1072
1,083 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 96GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 67% 83GB free (System drive)
Poor: 67% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 329th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
85.8 % 90.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
397 MB/s 401 MB/s +1%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
404 MB/s 422 MB/s +4%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
24.3 MB/s +4% 23.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
86.5 MB/s +4% 83.5 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
345 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+7%
321 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
35.2 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+8%
32.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
290 MB/s 384 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+32%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
436 MB/s 448 MB/s +3%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
482 MB/s 486 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
28.2 MB/s +1% 27.9 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
117 MB/s 127 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+9%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
389 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+10%
353 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
42.3 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+6%
40 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
335 MB/s 461 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+38%
Market Share
Based on 75,653,793 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
14.3 % Much better value.
+79%
7.95 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % +2% 53 %
Price
Price (score)
$150 Slightly cheaper.
+6%
$160
Age
Newest
94 Months More recent.
+14%
109 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
351 MB/s +1% 347 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
327 MB/s 372 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+14%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,143 Pts 1193 Pts +4%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
330 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+15%
287 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
301 MB/s 304 MB/s +1%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
272 MB/s 298 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+10%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
274 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+11%
247 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
525GB 240GB
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The OCZ Vector 180 has a five year warranty and is rated for 50GB/day over that time. In terms of hardware the Vector 180 is basically a rebadged two year old Vector 150. The 180 does feature "Power Failure Management Plus" which protects data that has already been written to the drive but any data that is in the process of being written is still at risk. In terms of performance the Vector 180, like its predecessor (Vector 150) is very strong. With an effective speed of 98.7% the Vector appears to hold its own with the likes of the similarly priced Samsung 850 Pro. But taking a closer look at the performance differences between the 850 Pro and Vector 180 shows that although the headline speeds are comparable, the Vector has significantly slower 4K Mixed IO speeds, this won't impact most consumers but it could be a sticking point for power users. [Jun '15 SSDrivePro]

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