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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Memory: Micron Asynchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 34.1% (997th of 1072)

Based on 804 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-AGILITY3
Poor: 25%Average: 34.1% Great: 41%

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Poor average bench

The OCZ AGILITY3 480GB averaged 65.9% 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 17.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 54MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ AGILITY3 480GB is just 15.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ AGILITY3 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 12.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 45.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 804 samples)
Rank 99734.1%
Min Avg Max
96.7 Read 162 222
111 Write 175 232
107 Mixed 161 226
92.2 SusWrite 131 156
35.5% 157 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.85 4K Read 17.1 23.5
8.29 4K Write 12.9 16.3
9.94 4K Mixed 15.6 19.4
52.8% 15.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 DQ Read 103 117
15.4 DQ Write 45.9 58.5
16.8 DQ Mixed 54 68.7
45.5% 67.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
211GB free
Firmware: 2.28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 134 145 148 140 140 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 222
Write 134
Mixed 111
SusWrite 143
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 16.1
4K Mixed 19.1
68% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 47.4
DQ Mixed 64.1
52% 76.1 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 99 87 99 104 126 MB/s
38.3% Below average
Read 233
Write 217
Mixed 141
SusWrite 104
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 17.3
62% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 64.2
52% 75.2 MB/s
213GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 121 129 151 122 139 MB/s
37.6% Below average
Read 230
Write 166
Mixed 215
SusWrite 138
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 16.8
52% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 52.7
DQ Mixed 54.9
48% 74.5 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 104 104 95 104 106 MB/s
36.1% Below average
Read 159
Write 212
Mixed 138
SusWrite 107
35% 154 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 14.8
4K Mixed 17.9
64% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 44.2
DQ Mixed 68
54% 76.2 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 113 123 117 110 131 MB/s
35.1% Below average
Read 112
Write 227
Mixed 186
SusWrite 124
37% 162 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 19
62% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 49.8
DQ Mixed 68.1
54% 78 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 112 116 114 111 118 MB/s
32.6% Below average
Read 109
Write 174
Mixed 200
SusWrite 116
34% 150 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 18.1
55% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 51
DQ Mixed 51.5
47% 73 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 2.28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 87 88 87 MB/s
24.1% Poor
Read 114
Write 191
Mixed 190
SusWrite 86.8
33% 145 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 13.8
42% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 16.2
DQ Mixed 18.8
14% 19.3 MB/s
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 109 115 122 112 133 MB/s
23.9% Poor
Read 130
Write 218
Mixed 140
SusWrite 121
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 6.8
25% 7.7 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 47.1
DQ Mixed 65.8
53% 75.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,699,150 SSDs tested

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Typical AGILITY3 480GB Builds (Compare 5,667 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel  $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples772x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples686x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples495x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
AGILITY3 480GBOCZBench 34%, 804 samples1x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $345

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