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OCZ VTX460A-25SAT3-120G

Vertex 460A 120GB

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Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC.

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Average Bench: 81.6% (232nd of 929)

Based on 439 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX460A, OCZ-VERT EX460A
Poor: 60%Average: 81.6% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB is 38.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 183MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 439 samples)
Rank 23281.6%
Min Avg Max
358 Read 478 515
287 Write 392 421
219 Mixed 409 450
94.9% 426 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 22.8 28.6
40.4 4K Write 83.4 122
10.9 4K Mixed 18 24.6
102% 41.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.3 DQ Read 183 332
49.6 DQ Write 210 348
10.5 DQ Mixed 48.7 77.8
77.5% 147 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
82.6% Excellent
Read 514
Write 415
Mixed 447
102% 459 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 14.7
111% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 26.7
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 43.5
53% 86.8 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
76.6% Very good
Read 451
Write 419
Mixed 433
97% 434 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 20.1
83% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 11.5
53% 118 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
56.8% Above average
Read 365
Write 254
Mixed 276
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 13.4
80% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.2
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 50.8
47% 67.7 MB/s
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Approx. $69 @ launch in Nov '14
AmazonUS $8814 months
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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 - $236

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $285Bench 75%, 65,330 samples583x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $529Bench 74%, 46,933 samples550x
Core i7-3770Intel  $400Bench 70%, 60,353 samples136x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $413Bench 98%, 309,259 samples159x
GTX 970Nvidia  $370Bench 63%, 272,624 samples155x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 295,739 samples94x
SSD
Vertex 460A 120GBOCZ  $88Bench 82%, 439 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 25,423 samples61x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 10,477 samples38x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 6,813 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,022

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