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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: 82.2% (163rd of 859)

Based on 270 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX460A, OCZ-VERT EX460A
Poor: 59%Average: 82.2% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB averaged just 17.7% 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 85MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 460A 120GB is 40.2%. 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 186MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 270 samples)
Rank 16382.2%
Min Avg Max
359 Read 478 515
289 Write 392 421
225 Mixed 409 450
94.9% 426 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 23.1 28.8
40.3 4K Write 85 123
10.8 4K Mixed 18.1 24.7
103% 42.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 DQ Read 186 330
63.2 DQ Write 217 349
10.7 DQ Mixed 50.1 77.8
79.6% 151 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
96.8% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 416
Mixed 452
103% 462 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 21.4
122% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 74.4
128% 249 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
87.8% Excellent
Read 503
Write 403
Mixed 445
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 19.8
102% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 78.9
116% 219 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
80.9% Excellent
Read 505
Write 417
Mixed 441
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 13.7
113% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 21
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 13.7
26% 48.2 MB/s
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $215Bench 88%, 86,171 samples205x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 92%, 134,212 samples170x
Core i7-6700Intel  $297Bench 79%, 34,335 samples107x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 8%, 41,551 samples97x
GTX 970Nvidia  $350Bench 64%, 198,763 samples83x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 100%, 166,352 samples82x
SSD
Vertex 460A 120GBOCZ  $88Bench 82%, 270 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $141Bench 70%, 11,746 samples36x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 84%, 6,965 samples29x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 5,338 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $444

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