UserBenchmark: OCZ Vertex 460A vs SanDisk Extreme II

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Best Bench: 109% 170GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 65% 77GB free (System drive)

Poor: 65% Great: 109%

SPEED RANK: 331^st / 1072

1,086 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 108% 88GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 143GB free

Poor: 68% Great: 108%

SPEED RANK: 307^th / 1072


Effective Speed Effective SSD Speed		90.1 %			92.1 %	+2%


Read Avg. Sequential Read Speed	459 MB/s	Faster read speed. +16%	397 MB/s
Write Avg. Sequential Write Speed	393 MB/s		429 MB/s	Slightly faster write speed. +9%
4K Read Avg. 4K Random Read Speed	28.2 MB/s	Faster random read. +18%	23.9 MB/s
4K Write Avg. 4K Random Write Speed	77.1 MB/s		88.3 MB/s	Faster random write. +15%
Mixed Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed	228 MB/s		317 MB/s	Much faster mixed IO speed. +39%
4K Mixed Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	32.2 MB/s		33.3 MB/s	+3%
SusWrite Avg. Sustained Write Speed	341 MB/s		399 MB/s	Faster sustained write speed. +17%


Read Peak Sequential Read Speed	507 MB/s	Faster peak read speed. +15%	440 MB/s
Write Peak Sequential Write Speed	469 MB/s		486 MB/s	+4%
4K Read Peak 4K Random Read Speed	34.1 MB/s	Faster peak random read. +22%	27.9 MB/s
4K Write Peak 4K Random Write Speed	112 MB/s		128 MB/s	Faster peak random write. +14%
Mixed Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed	272 MB/s		349 MB/s	Faster peak mixed IO speed. +28%
4K Mixed Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	39.7 MB/s		40 MB/s	+1%
SusWrite Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average	466 MB/s	+1%	463 MB/s

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0 %		0 %
Value Value For Money	10.5 %	Much better value. +40%	7.53 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	54 %	+2%	53 %
Price Price (score)	$110	Much cheaper. +38%	$177


Age Newest	131 Months		113 Months	More recent. +14%
DQ Read Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed	361 MB/s	+1%	357 MB/s
DQ Write Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed	306 MB/s		370 MB/s	Faster peak deep queue write. +21%
AS-SSD Total AS-SSD Total Score	1,149 Pts		1,206 Pts	Slightly stronger server IO. +5%
DQ Mixed Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	154 MB/s		284 MB/s	Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO. +84%
ADQ Read Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed	313 MB/s	+4%	301 MB/s
ADQ Write Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed	260 MB/s		297 MB/s	Faster deep queue write. +14%
ADQ Mixed Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	139 MB/s		241 MB/s	Much faster deep queue mixed IO. +73%


Capacity Capacity			240GB			240GB

The Sandisk Extreme II uses the 88SS9187-BLD2 controller, Marvel's latest, and Sandisk's own 19MM MLC Memory. On paper this makes an extremely good combination and the benchmarks agree. The Extreme II scored an impressive 1143 in the server orientated AS SSD Benchmark putting it amongst the more capable server drives. In terms of real world consumer performance the Extreme II also fared well achieving a real world speed index score of 570.5 MB/s, amongst the top three scores we have seen to date. The Extreme II has everything going for it apart from its price which is currently significantly above average and hurting its value rating. Because the Extreme is the newest SSD we have in our group test we expect prices will drop with time. Until then, however, there is better value to be had elsewhere. ^{[Jun '13 SSDrivePro]}

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The OCZ Vertex 460A is basically a tweaked re-release of last years Vertex 460. The two drives share the same controller and the same basic NAND, although the 460A apparently uses a newer version of Toshiba's 19nm MLC. Unsurprisingly there is little difference in performance between the 460 and 460A. In absolute terms, with peak sequential read/write speeds of 516/500 MBps and peak 4K random read/write speeds of 25/120 MB/s the 460A does have a rock solid performance profile but OCZ cannot afford to re-release 12 month old technology, at least not of they want to continue to compete with the likes of Samsung, SanDisk and Crucial who are continuously innovating. Overall the 240GB 460A still sits amongst the top handful of drives both in terms of outright performance and value for money. ^{[Jan '15 SSDrivePro]}

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