Average Bench: 86.1% (388th of 1072)

Based on 763 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX460A, OCZ-VERT EX460A

Very good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB averaged just 13.8% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 240MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 295MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 311MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 763 samples)
Min Avg Max
321 Read 393 439
261 Write 390 423
226 Mixed 295 324
173 SusWrite 311 410
78.1% 347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 24.1 29.3
43.1 4K Write 87.4 127
20.8 4K Mixed 32.1 39.1
124% 47.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
222 DQ Read 304 334
138 DQ Write 304 372
120 DQ Mixed 240 267
198% 283 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 392 372 370 381 363 MB/s
Read 398
Write 404
Mixed 302
SusWrite 374
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 14.9
50% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 259
215% 308 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,671,387 SSDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $69 @ launch in Nov '14
AmazonUS $887 years
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Typical Vertex 460A 120GB Builds (Compare 19,143 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $551

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

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