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OCZ VTR150-25SAT3-120G

Vector 150 120GB

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Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (1st gen) MLC NAND. Release date: Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 82.2% (451st of 1072)

Based on 1,360 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VECTOR150, OCZ-VECT OCZ-VECTOR150, OCZ-VECT OR150
Poor: 54%Average: 82.2% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ Vector 150 120GB averaged just 17.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vector 150 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 241MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 81.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vector 150 120GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vector 150 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 281MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 320MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,360 samples)
Rank 45182.2%
Min Avg Max
311 Read 426 491
236 Write 391 431
215 Mixed 320 361
123 SusWrite 281 423
79.7% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 22 26.7
36.8 4K Write 81.9 123
18.4 4K Mixed 31.1 38.7
116% 45 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.6 DQ Read 273 327
92.2 DQ Write 279 369
37.9 DQ Mixed 241 304
191% 264 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
50GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 422 424 424 425 186 MB/s
96.6% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 421
Mixed 335
SusWrite 382
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 33.4
130% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 303
238% 327 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,660,606 SSDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $109 @ launch in Nov '13
AmazonUS $897 years
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Typical Vector 150 120GB Builds (Compare 2,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK - $140

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples685x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples564x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples354x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples142x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples126x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples114x
SSD
Vector 150 120GBOCZ  $89Bench 82%, 1,360 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples55x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $482

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Official site ocz.com/...

Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (1st gen) MLC NAND

Get the best of both worlds...

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LTU-User
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Excellent

6 years ago.

Using it about 3 years. No problems, works very well.

mabl
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Below average

8 years ago.

After using the drive a few months I had troubles with it, had to update firmware and reinstall windows. A year later something else has gone wrong with it and I am replacing it under warranty. This will no longer be my boot drive.

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