Average Bench: 76.2% (549th of 1072)

Based on 98 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-VERTEX3 LP

Good average bench

The Ocz-vertex3 LP 240GB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ocz-vertex3 LP 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ocz-vertex3 LP 240GB is 29.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Ocz-vertex3 LP 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 199MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 255MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 98 samples)
Min Avg Max
307 Read 394 515
212 Write 255 282
239 Mixed 277 324
129 SusWrite 199 236
62.8% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 4K Read 27.9 34.2
38.3 4K Write 79.5 116
11.1 4K Mixed 30.2 42.2
123% 45.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.9 DQ Read 242 298
107 DQ Write 223 262
12.7 DQ Mixed 138 245
129% 201 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 224 232 217 214 197 MB/s
Read 393
Write 266
Mixed 290
SusWrite 221
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 32.6
140% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 159
138% 203 MB/s
66GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 180 170 165 165 161 MB/s
Read 405
Write 243
Mixed 279
SusWrite 171
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 33.4
138% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 244
183% 245 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 199 191 197 184 184 MB/s
Read 384
Write 240
Mixed 283
SusWrite 191
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 34
135% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 141
136% 214 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 228 222 185 144 133 MB/s
Read 353
Write 248
Mixed 236
SusWrite 190
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 29.7
108% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 155
148% 232 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 176 229 215 217 226 MB/s
Read 298
Write 241
Mixed 237
SusWrite 213
56% 247 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 18.7
64% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 124
91% 121 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,363 SSDs tested

Typical LP 240GB Builds (Compare 9,017 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte B365M DS3H - $146

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $527

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