OCZ VTX3-25SAT3-256G

Vertex 3 256GB

Vertex 3 256GB
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Effective Speed -32%Effective Speed -32%Average Score -36%Read -12%, Write -61%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite -50%Peak Score -28%Read 2%, Write -65%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -62%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -39%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -38%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -37%, ADQ Write -47%, ADQ Mixed -87%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 74.7% (583^rd of 1072)

Based on 66 user benchmarks. Models: OCZ-VERTEX3, OCZ-VERT EX3

Poor: 58%Average: 74.7% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 3 256GB averaged 25.2% 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 139MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 3 256GB is 32.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 3 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 197MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 251MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)

Rank 58374.7%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 407	518
184	Write 251	293
213	Mixed 279	348
129	SusWrite 197	239
63.3% 284 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 27.7	35.8
32.6	4K Write 76.5	118
13	4K Mixed 28	45.3
118% 44.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.5	DQ Read 239	301
68.3	DQ Write 197	260
14.9	DQ Mixed 139	255
126% 192 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 5 months ago.

167GB free

Firmware: 2.22

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 193 193 227 227 213 MB/s

90.3% Outstanding

Write 294

Mixed 298

SusWrite 215

70% 311 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 40.1

154% 58.8 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 259

DQ Mixed 256

198% 272 MB/s

REU-User, 9 months ago.

135GB free

Firmware: 2.22

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 231 228 223 226 227 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 256

Mixed 277

SusWrite 224

65% 291 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 99.7

4K Mixed 42.2

151% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 237

189% 264 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 163 173 160 177 163 MB/s

81.8% Excellent

Write 248

Mixed 230

SusWrite 170

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 88.6

4K Mixed 38.6

142% 52.5 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 154

143% 223 MB/s

GEO-User, 4 months ago.

46GB free

Firmware: 2.22

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 228 198 247 228 233 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 290

Mixed 260

SusWrite 213

65% 289 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 67.8

4K Mixed 31.5

118% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 218

165% 223 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

162GB free

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 232 237 231 215 224 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 257

Mixed 227

SusWrite 231

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 30.3

104% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 150

138% 211 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,919x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,540x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,609x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,189x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
Vertex 3 256GBOCZBench 75%, 66 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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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 VTX3-25SAT3-256G

Vertex 3 256GB

Average Bench: 74.7% (583^rd of 1072)

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OCZ VTX3-25SAT3-256G

Vertex 3 256GB

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