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$116
OCZVTX4-25SAT3-256G
▲ 52407 ▼
 $116 

Controller: Marvell 88SS9174-BLD2. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2011.

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▲ 531,525 ▼

Controller: Indilinx Everest 2 IDX400M00-BC. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

Effective Speed 
+52%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 46,871 user samples
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34,516 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% 34GB free
Worst Bench: 44% 119GB free
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 803rd / 1072
12,355 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 26GB free
Poor: 68% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 314th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		59.8 % 90.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+52%
Average Score 
+62%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		433 MB/s Faster read speed.
+15% 		375 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		183 MB/s 392 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+114%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24.2 MB/s 27.4 MB/s Faster random read.
+13%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		73.1 MB/s 90.8 MB/s Faster random write.
+24%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		220 MB/s 266 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+21%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		14.9 MB/s 34.5 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+132%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		147 MB/s 363 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+147%
Peak Score 
+67%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		479 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+5% 		456 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		195 MB/s 460 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+136%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		28.5 MB/s 33.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+18%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		102 MB/s 132 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+29%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		236 MB/s 316 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+34%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		18.5 MB/s 41.4 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+124%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		195 MB/s 448 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+130%
Value & Sentiment 
+42%
Market Share
Based on 75,802,563 SSDs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		4.19 % 4.23 % +1%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$116 Much cheaper.
+71% 		$400
Nice To Haves 
+197%
Age
Newest 		157 Months 145 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		296 MB/s 345 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+17%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		175 MB/s 357 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+104%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		855 Pts 1,188 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+39%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		58.4 MB/s 336 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+475%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		157 MB/s 302 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+92%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		123 MB/s 277 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+125%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		34 MB/s 278 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+718%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		128GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 59.8%
Average Bench 90.8%
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The 128GB Crucial M4 is almost three years old, an extremely long time in SSD land. With peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 500/194 and 429/185 the 128GB M4 matches the group leaders at reading but lags by 60% at writing. Comparing the 128GB and 256GB versions of the M4 shows that the two drives have a very similar performance profile. This suggests that both drives have the same number of NAND channels which bodes well for the smaller capacity drive as a lot of other drives exhibit slower writes speeds in the smaller capacity varieties. Small file 4k peak and average read/write speeds measured at 27/87 and 21/52 MB/s which is only 13% below the average of the nine user voted group leaders. Considering its age the M4 is a very impressive drive but there is far better value for money available in today's market. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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The Vertex 4 is just over a year old but thanks to its recent firmware update (1.5), it still manages to perform almost on a par with the best drives currently available. One of the striking aspects of the Vertex is its well-rounded performance profile. With an AS-SSD score of 1137 and a real world speed of 548 the Vertex 4 is able to cope extremely well with both server and consumer type workloads. This drive uses the new Indilux Everest 2 controller, which unlike the previous generations of this drive which used a SandForce controller, is able to cope admirably with both compressible and incompressible data. Overall, the Vertex 4 is a great performing SSD that said, there are better value for money (and younger) drives available, including the Vertex 4's own successor, the OCZ Vector. [Jun '13 SSDrivePro]

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