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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: 82.1% (214th of 921)

Based on 402 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX460A, OCZ-VERT EX460A
Poor: 61%Average: 82.1% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB averaged just 17.8% 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 Random Write Speed 83.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB is 38.2%. 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 185MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 402 samples)
Rank 21482.1%
Min Avg Max
358 Read 480 515
293 Write 394 422
226 Mixed 410 450
95.3% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 22.9 28.7
40.8 4K Write 83.8 123
11 4K Mixed 18.1 24.6
102% 41.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 DQ Read 185 330
52.4 DQ Write 212 348
10.7 DQ Mixed 50 77.8
78.8% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
45GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
84% Excellent
Read 491
Write 410
Mixed 445
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 20.8
81% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 72.7
126% 245 MB/s
31GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
70.3% Very good
Read 490
Write 418
Mixed 435
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 12.8
80% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 20.2
DQ Write 59.6
DQ Mixed 13
18% 30.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 6,448,144 SSDs tested.

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Approx. $69 @ launch in Nov '14
AmazonUS $8812 months
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Typical Vertex 460A 120GB Builds (Compare 1,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 - $236

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $285Bench 76%, 61,413 samples523x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $529Bench 74%, 43,643 samples482x
Core i7-3770Intel  $309Bench 71%, 56,717 samples124x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $447Bench 100%, 262,129 samples146x
GTX 970Nvidia  $370Bench 64%, 247,983 samples140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $300Bench 72%, 250,718 samples83x
SSD
Vertex 460A 120GBOCZ  $88Bench 82%, 402 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 26,994 samples52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 10,509 samples35x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 9,889 samples30x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,056

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