OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-480G

Vector 180 480GB

▲ Vector 180 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,103)
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$140

Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -6%Read -9%, Write -2%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -6%Read -4%, Write 2%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -2%, Market Share -∞%, Price -8%, Value -42%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 8%, DQ Write 5%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 9%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -3%, Age 0%, AS-SSD Total 5%

Vector 180 480GB

Average Bench: 91.1% (313^th of 1072)

Based on 1,103 user benchmarks. Models: OCZ-VECTOR180, OCZ-VECT OR180

Poor: 62%Average: 91.1% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The OCZ Vector 180 480GB averaged just 8.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vector 180 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 89.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vector 180 480GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vector 180 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 364MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,103 samples)

Rank 31391.1%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 410	471
232	Write 405	485
214	Mixed 290	333
211	SusWrite 364	447
82.6% 367 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.8	4K Read 25.2	30.1
40.9	4K Write 89.3	134
22.9	4K Mixed 33.4	40.2
128% 49.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
131	DQ Read 326	373
96.7	DQ Write 269	359
82.1	DQ Mixed 214	248
183% 270 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

86GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 410 483 403 461 413 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 489

Mixed 333

SusWrite 442

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 38.1

155% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 360

DQ Mixed 237

213% 321 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

314GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 395 469 404 472 394 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 482

Mixed 316

SusWrite 433

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 95.3

4K Mixed 36.8

140% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 242

215% 322 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

165GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 407 479 407 481 408 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 477

Mixed 326

SusWrite 443

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 35.7

132% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 249

217% 322 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

127GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 363 431 370 435 371 MB/s

94.9% Outstanding

Write 396

Mixed 283

SusWrite 398

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 89.4

4K Mixed 34.3

134% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 237

202% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

138GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 266 362 300 338 322 MB/s

66.5% Good

Write 322

Mixed 232

SusWrite 316

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 9.9

4K Write 54.7

4K Mixed 20.2

70% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 209

174% 256 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,232x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
Vector 180 480GBOCZ $140Bench 91%, 1,103 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $629

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OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-480G

Vector 180 480GB

Average Bench: 91.1% (313^th of 1072)

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Vector 180 480GB

Average Bench: 91.1% (313th of 1072)

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