OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-960G

Vector 180 960GB

Vector 180 960GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -8%Read -0%, Write 7%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite 20%Peak Score -7%Read 3%, Write 3%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 19%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -146%, Value -7%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -79%, Age -12%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 92.1% (305^th of 1072)

Based on 344 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-VECTOR180

Poor: 71%Average: 92.1% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The OCZ Vector 180 960GB averaged just 7.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vector 180 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 145MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vector 180 960GB is 39.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vector 180 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 356MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 384MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 344 samples)

Rank 30592.1%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 456	520
289	Write 434	498
239	Mixed 384	502
211	SusWrite 356	419
91.8% 408 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.7	4K Read 24.9	30.3
44.2	4K Write 88.6	130
14.3	4K Mixed 29.4	39.5
122% 47.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.1	DQ Read 286	378
77.5	DQ Write 259	360
17	DQ Mixed 145	258
144% 230 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CHN-User, 5 months ago.

478GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 340 467 349 481 352 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 356

Mixed 342

SusWrite 409

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 39.1

147% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 366

DQ Mixed 259

226% 334 MB/s

FRA-User, 8 months ago.

889GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 422 340 478 354 469 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 329

SusWrite 390

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 82.8

4K Mixed 34.3

125% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 251

214% 314 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 months ago.

157GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 340 467 344 480 351 MB/s

92.7% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 321

SusWrite 409

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 74.8

4K Mixed 32

115% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 245

206% 300 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

781GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 314 423 326 438 319 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 327

SusWrite 377

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 32.4

112% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 258

220% 321 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 months ago.

115GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 260 392 349 270 380 MB/s

81.8% Excellent

Write 365

Mixed 292

SusWrite 338

78% 345 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 52

4K Mixed 28.1

97% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 256

219% 322 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

176GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 277 208 271 267 262 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 425

Mixed 325

SusWrite 261

81% 363 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 69.8

4K Mixed 32.6

119% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 212

160% 216 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

229GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 269 268 323 222 333 MB/s

62% Good

Write 401

Mixed 256

SusWrite 288

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 32.6

4K Mixed 20.3

71% 23.8 MB/s

DQ Read 233

DQ Write 69.5

DQ Mixed 88.4

82% 130 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 80DU

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	198x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	157x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	29x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	272x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	93x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	58x

SSD
Vector 180 960GBOCZ $230Bench 92%, 344 samples	1x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	109x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	74x
RMT3160ME68FAF1600 2x8GBRamaxelBench 52%, 3,672 samples	56x

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Value: 17% - Very poor

Total price: $230

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-960G

Vector 180 960GB

Average Bench: 92.1% (305^th of 1072)

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OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-960G

Vector 180 960GB

Average Bench: 92.1% (305th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 92.1% (305^th of 1072)