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Controller: Marvell 88SS9187-BLD2. Flash Memory: SanDisk 19nm eX2 ABL MLC. Release date: Q2 2013.

Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date: Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,548 user samples
2,462 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% 112GB free
Worst Bench: 59% 87GB free
Poor: 59% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 416th / 1080
1,086 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 88GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 143GB free
Poor: 68% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 315th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
84.8 % 92.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
464 MB/s Faster read speed.
+17%
397 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
292 MB/s 429 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+47%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
27.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+17%
23.9 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
78.7 MB/s 88.3 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
219 MB/s 317 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+45%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
32.5 MB/s 33.3 MB/s +2%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
260 MB/s 399 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+53%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
509 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+16%
440 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
326 MB/s 486 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+49%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
34.5 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+24%
27.9 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
119 MB/s 128 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+8%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
251 MB/s 349 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+39%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
40.5 MB/s +1% 40 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
323 MB/s 463 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+43%
Market Share
Based on 77,512,653 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money
5.19 % 7.53 % Much better value.
+45%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 53 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$130 Cheaper.
+26%
$177
Age
Newest
138 Months 120 Months More recent.
+13%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
345 MB/s 357 MB/s +3%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
286 MB/s 370 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+29%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,091 Pts 1,206 Pts Stronger server IO.
+11%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
153 MB/s 284 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+86%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
300 MB/s 301 MB/s +0%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
239 MB/s 297 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+24%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
139 MB/s 241 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+73%
Capacity
Capacity
120GB 240GB

The 120GB Sandisk Extreme II proved to be a disappointment. I was expecting the same blistering performance as I saw on its larger 240GB sibling but that proved not to be the case. Comparing the 120GB and 240GB Extreme II's reveals that the larger 240GB version has peak speed ratings that are approximately 35% faster that the 120GB Extreme II. The main weakness of the 120GB Extreme II is its sequential write speed which is just 305 MB/s vs 492 MB/s on the 240GB version. Reduced write ability at lower capacities is explained by fewer NAND modules which reduce a controllers ability to parallelize slow write operations across different memory banks. Overall the Sandisk Extreme II sits amongst the bottom 20% of performers in the 120-128GB capacity category. Several of the drives in the group test have comparable performance at both the 120 and 240 GB capacities, those drives are the ones to go for. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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The OCZ Vertex 460A is basically a tweaked re-release of last years Vertex 460. The two drives share the same controller and the same basic NAND, although the 460A apparently uses a newer version of Toshiba's 19nm MLC. Unsurprisingly there is little difference in performance between the 460 and 460A. In absolute terms, with peak sequential read/write speeds of 516/500 MBps and peak 4K random read/write speeds of 25/120 MB/s the 460A does have a rock solid performance profile but OCZ cannot afford to re-release 12 month old technology, at least not of they want to continue to compete with the likes of Samsung, SanDisk and Crucial who are continuously innovating. Overall the 240GB 460A still sits amongst the top handful of drives both in terms of outright performance and value for money[Jan '15 SSDrivePro]

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