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OCZVTX3-25SAT3-120G
HyperXSHFS37A/240G
▲ 52418 ▼

Controller: SandForce SF2281. NAND: Intel 25nm Synchronous MLC. Release date: Q1 2011.

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▲ 5133 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 82% 65GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 81GB free (System drive)
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 691st / 1072
27,826 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% 151GB free
Worst Bench: 54% 176GB free (System drive)
Poor: 54% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 659th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		68.6 % 70.8 % +3%
Average Score 
+13%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		381 MB/s Faster read speed.
+14% 		334 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		143 MB/s 220 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+54%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		28.9 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+9% 		26.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		76.7 MB/s 86.3 MB/s Faster random write.
+13%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		192 MB/s 238 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+24%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		33.2 MB/s 36.4 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+10%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		122 MB/s 137 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+12%
Peak Score 
+17%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		434 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+8% 		400 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		158 MB/s 265 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+68%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		35 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+7% 		32.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		113 MB/s 115 MB/s +2%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		208 MB/s 272 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+31%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		41.7 MB/s 45.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+9%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		138 MB/s 174 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+26%
Value & Sentiment 
+35%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		9.8 % Hugely better value.
+81% 		5.42 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$42 Much cheaper.
+78% 		$193
Nice To Haves 
+27%
Age
Newest 		157 Months 116+ Months More recent.
+26%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		191 MB/s 215 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+13%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		155 MB/s 260 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+68%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		692 Pts 842 Pts Stronger server IO.
+22%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		163 MB/s 202 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+24%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		174 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+6% 		164 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		138 MB/s 203 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+47%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		135 MB/s 165 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+22%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 68.6%
Average Bench 70.8%
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The 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 is almost 3 years old which makes it twice as old as most of the drives in the group test. With sequential peak and average read/write speeds of 510/157 and 390/130 MB/s the 120GB Vertex 3 has good read speeds but lags the group leaders by 50% at writing. This is explained by its Sandforce 2281 controller which is infamous for stability issues and relatively slow incompressible data write speeds. Small file 4K peak and average read/write speeds clocked in at 31/103 and 23/61 MB/s which matches the group leaders, a superb result considering the Vertex 3's age. Overall the 120GB Vertex 3 has an effective speed of 383 MB/s which is only 16% lower than the group leaders which averaged 444 MB/s. The Vertex is a capable drive let down only by its relatively slow peak sequential write speed of 157 MB/s. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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Write speed is only about 180-200 MB/s, not 500 as manufacturer says.. [Oct '18 Drezik99]

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