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OCZVTX3-25SAT3-120G
KingstonSH103S3/120G
▲ 52418 ▼

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

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▲ 532,617 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 72,014 user samples
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Best Bench: 82% 65GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 81GB free (System drive)
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 699th / 1080
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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 601st / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		68.6 % 74.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Average Score 
+13%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		381 MB/s +4% 366 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		143 MB/s 192 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+34%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		28.9 MB/s 30.2 MB/s +4%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		76.7 MB/s 80.4 MB/s +5%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		192 MB/s 229 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+19%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		33.2 MB/s 38.1 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+15%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		122 MB/s 142 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+16%
Peak Score 
+16%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		434 MB/s 438 MB/s +1%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		158 MB/s 225 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+42%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		35 MB/s 37.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+7%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		113 MB/s +2% 111 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		208 MB/s 262 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+26%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		41.7 MB/s 48.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+15%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		138 MB/s 170 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+23%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		9.8 % Much better value.
+49% 		6.59 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$42 Much cheaper.
+47% 		$79
Nice To Haves 
+23%
Age
Newest 		162 Months 149 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		191 MB/s 248 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+30%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		155 MB/s 216 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+39%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		692 Pts 851 Pts Stronger server IO.
+23%
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 203 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+17%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		138 MB/s 175 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+27%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		135 MB/s 161 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+19%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 68.6%
Average Bench 74.1%

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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The 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K is nearly two years old, several generations of SSD have passed since its original release. Better 120GB SSDs have more NAND modules than the old HyperX and are able to write faster than the peak 234 Mb/s achieved by the HyperX 3K. The HyperX 3K also has a Sandforce 2281 controller which is unable to write compressed data as well as its more recent competition. All that said the HyperX still has an effective speed of 367 MBps which is respectable and far faster than even the best mechanical drive. With peak 4K read/write speeds of 33/110 MB/s the HyperX 3K also has competent small file performance. To summarize as a current value proposition the HyperX 3K struggles, simply because the likes of Samsung and OCZ have innovated and moved forward in the two years since the HyperX 3K was released. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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