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OCZVTR180-25SAT3-240G
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$120
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Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (2nd gen) MLC NAND. Release date: Q1 2015.

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 $120 

Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3. Flash Memory: Toshiba A19nm MLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 12,882 user samples
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1,083 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 96GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 67% 83GB free (System drive)
Poor: 67% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 337th / 1080
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Best Bench: 101% 139GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 82GB free
Poor: 65% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 378th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		90.2 % +4% 87 %
Average Score 
+4%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		401 MB/s Faster read speed.
+10% 		363 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		422 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+6% 		398 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		23.3 MB/s 23.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		83.5 MB/s 87.4 MB/s +5%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		321 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+7% 		301 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		32.7 MB/s 33.2 MB/s +2%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		384 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+8% 		354 MB/s
Peak Score 
+8%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		448 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+9% 		410 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		486 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+14% 		426 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		27.9 MB/s +2% 27.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		127 MB/s +5% 121 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		353 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+9% 		323 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40 MB/s +3% 39 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		461 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+12% 		410 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		7.95 % 9.51 % Better value.
+20%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$160 $120 Cheaper.
+25%
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		116 Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		123 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		347 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+9% 		317 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		372 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+6% 		352 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,193 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+8% 		1,108 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		287 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+11% 		258 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		304 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+10% 		277 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		298 MB/s +1% 294 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		247 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+9% 		226 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 90.2%
Average Bench 87%

The OCZ Vector 180 has a five year warranty and is rated for 50GB/day over that time. In terms of hardware the Vector 180 is basically a rebadged two year old Vector 150. The 180 does feature "Power Failure Management Plus" which protects data that has already been written to the drive but any data that is in the process of being written is still at risk. In terms of performance the Vector 180, like its predecessor (Vector 150) is very strong. With an effective speed of 98.7% the Vector appears to hold its own with the likes of the similarly priced Samsung 850 Pro. But taking a closer look at the performance differences between the 850 Pro and Vector 180 shows that although the headline speeds are comparable, the Vector has significantly slower 4K Mixed IO speeds, this won't impact most consumers but it could be a sticking point for power users. [Jun '15 SSDrivePro]

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The 240GB OCZ ARC has a solid performance profile with particularly strong 4K speeds. The ARC is positioned below both OCZ's enthusiast Vector 150 and the mainstream Vertex 460 but based on hardware specs there is very little separating the drives (newer NAND on the ARC). Comparing the Vertex 460 and ARC shows that the ARC lags particularly in terms of sequential write speed but the overall difference in effective speed is marginal. The broad performance equivalence coupled with the fact that the Vertex 460 is available at the same price point makes the 240GB ARC somewhat redundant for the time being. Given that the ARC is relatively new, prices are likely to drop significantly over the coming months at which point the ARC may make more sense. [Sep '14 SSDrivePro]

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