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OCZVTR180-25SAT3-240G

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (2nd gen) MLC NAND. Release date: Q1 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,278 user samples
18,195 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 119% 119GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 60GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
SPEED RANK: 268th / 1080
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
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
98.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
90.2 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
472 MB/s Faster read speed.
+18%
401 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
397 MB/s 422 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+6%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
32.3 MB/s Much faster random read.
+39%
23.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
88.9 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+6%
83.5 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
301 MB/s 321 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+7%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
40 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+22%
32.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
336 MB/s 384 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+14%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
516 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+15%
448 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
479 MB/s 486 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
37.8 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+35%
27.9 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
120 MB/s 127 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
356 MB/s +1% 353 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
47.4 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+19%
40 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
473 MB/s +3% 461 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 77,427,730 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
11.6 % Much better value.
+46%
7.95 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % +2% 53 %
Price
Price (score)
$58 Much cheaper.
+64%
$160
Age
Newest
124 Months 116 Months Slightly more recent.
+6%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
389 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+12%
347 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
360 MB/s 372 MB/s +3%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,263 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+6%
1193 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
332 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+16%
287 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
343 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+13%
304 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
292 MB/s 298 MB/s +2%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
276 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+12%
247 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
128GB 240GB

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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