Average Bench: 83% (441st of 1072)

Based on 1,011 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX460, OCZ-VERT OCZ-VERTEX460, OCZ-VERT EX460

Very good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 460 120GB averaged just 17.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vertex 460 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 235MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 460 120GB is 39.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 460 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 266MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 307MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,011 samples)
Min Avg Max
335 Read 425 476
170 Write 363 416
184 Mixed 307 348
124 SusWrite 266 410
76.2% 340 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 22.7 26.8
38.2 4K Write 87.9 125
21.3 4K Mixed 31.7 38.4
122% 47.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
193 DQ Read 280 321
122 DQ Write 283 351
137 DQ Mixed 235 285
189% 266 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
91GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 392 411 403 400 391 MB/s
Read 434
Write 404
Mixed 323
SusWrite 395
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 31.8
106% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 254
207% 291 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 352 338 327 153 96 MB/s
Read 467
Write 355
Mixed 336
SusWrite 268
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 33.6
125% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 265
213% 299 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 340 348 132 95 98 MB/s
Read 472
Write 292
Mixed 312
SusWrite 228
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 31.2
128% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 236
192% 272 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 369 372 384 381 376 MB/s
Read 370
Write 387
Mixed 306
SusWrite 359
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 27.1
103% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 280
224% 312 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $94 @ launch in Jan '14
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Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-R R2.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $450

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Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC

It’s storage for your multimedia, multitasking world...

Added 8 years ago.

Excellent

5 years ago.

Used in pair as 240gb RAID-0 boot drive, still at average 76% health since 2014


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