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PLUS R2 124GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 30.6% (1012th of 1072)

Based on 517 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-VERTEX PLUS R2
Poor: 19%Average: 30.6% Great: 38%

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Poor average bench

The Ocz-vertex PLUS R2 124GB averaged 69.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 13.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 192MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ocz-vertex PLUS R2 124GB is just 18.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Ocz-vertex PLUS R2 124GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 24MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 11.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 517 samples)
Rank 101230.6%
Min Avg Max
99 Read 192 233
80.3 Write 140 160
50.7 Mixed 96.7 128
61.1 SusWrite 121 153
30.7% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.2 4K Read 13.1 16.5
11.8 4K Write 24 31.8
4.57 4K Mixed 9.66 12.3
44.9% 15.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 DQ Read 69.2 85.6
11.7 DQ Write 24 32
7.76 DQ Mixed 11.6 13.6
17.8% 34.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
83GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 152 152 150 152 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 226
Write 157
Mixed 122
SusWrite 152
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 12
56% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 86
DQ Write 30.3
DQ Mixed 13.3
22% 43.2 MB/s
113GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 156 156 154 155 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 229
Write 161
Mixed 129
SusWrite 155
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 12.3
56% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 41.5
DQ Write 30.9
DQ Mixed 13.5
16% 28.6 MB/s
114GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 155 156 153 155 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 219
Write 160
Mixed 124
SusWrite 154
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 10.1
50% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 84.7
DQ Write 29.5
DQ Mixed 13.2
21% 42.5 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 123 143 143 135 139 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 204
Write 152
Mixed 119
SusWrite 137
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 11
51% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 80.1
DQ Write 23.1
DQ Mixed 11.8
19% 38.3 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 75 50 41 87 63 MB/s
28.1% Poor
Read 185
Write 151
Mixed 117
SusWrite 66.8
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 31.7
4K Mixed 9.9
47% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 86.2
DQ Write 30.9
DQ Mixed 12.8
22% 43.3 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 87 94 95 78 MB/s
23.9% Poor
Read 139
Write 111
Mixed 40
SusWrite 87.3
21% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 9.4
37% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 74.1
DQ Write 8.2
DQ Mixed 7.9
14% 30.1 MB/s
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Typical PLUS R2 124GB Builds (Compare 1,577 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 24%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 20%
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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

CPU
Xeon X5650IntelBench 70%, 13,757 samples120x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples113x
CPU: Intel Xeon E56201stBench 58%, 5,965 samples96x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples84x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples82x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples61x
SSD
PLUS R2 124GBOcz-vertexBench 31%, 517 samples1x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples246x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples119x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples117x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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