Average Bench: 48.7% (894th of 1072)

Based on 38,562 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-AGILITY3, OCZ-AGIL ITY3, OCZ-AGIL OCZ-AGILITY3

Below average average bench

The OCZ Agility 3 120GB averaged 51.3% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 99.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Agility 3 120GB is 30%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ Agility 3 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 115MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38,562 samples)
Min Avg Max
99.2 Read 149 181
83.1 Write 115 142
105 Mixed 131 152
66.6 SusWrite 90.6 111
27.2% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 22.2 28.6
22.7 4K Write 70.2 109
14.3 4K Mixed 26.2 33.9
104% 39.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.4 DQ Read 130 183
72.6 DQ Write 112 139
29.4 DQ Mixed 99.8 142
80.6% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 161 163 173 174 174 MB/s
Read 179
Write 174
Mixed 172
SusWrite 163
39% 172 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 31.6
126% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 176
133% 177 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 97 96 95 98 97 MB/s
Read 162
Write 116
Mixed 130
SusWrite 97.4
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 31.4
129% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 106
86% 121 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 86 83 89 82 MB/s
Read 158
Write 115
Mixed 125
SusWrite 83.9
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 30.1
108% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 108
86% 121 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 77 73 62 64 MB/s
Read 114
Write 116
Mixed 129
SusWrite 73.8
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 26.6
110% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 99.1
82% 119 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 80 82 83 83 80 MB/s
Read 163
Write 119
Mixed 130
SusWrite 82.9
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 26.2
98% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 89.3
76% 111 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 83 89 75 67 61 MB/s
Read 157
Write 112
Mixed 129
SusWrite 77.4
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 23.3
96% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 98.7
76% 104 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 79 86 84 84 83 MB/s
Read 94.8
Write 104
Mixed 117
SusWrite 84.1
22% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 19.5
74% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 90.1
DQ Mixed 28.7
30% 47.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,835 SSDs tested

Typical Agility 3 120GB Builds (Compare 5,616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $438

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