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OCZ VTR150-25SAT3-120G

Vector 150 120GB

▲ Vector 150 120GB
BENCHMARKS (1,360)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $89

Effective Speed +0%Effective Speed 0%Average Score +5% Read 8%, Write 27%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite 37%Peak Score +6% Read 6%, Write 19%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 53%Value & Sentiment User Rating -4%, Market Share -∞%, Price -1%, Value -12%Nice To Haves +16% DQ Read 7%, DQ Write 24%, DQ Mixed 36%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write 16%, ADQ Mixed 28%, Age 0%, AS-SSD Total 10%

Average Bench: 82.2% (459^th of 1080)

Based on 1,360 user benchmarks. Models: OCZ-VECTOR150, OCZ-VECT OCZ-VECTOR150, OCZ-VECT OR150

Poor: 54%Average: 82.2% Great: 100%

Popular builds with this SSD

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 1,360 samples)

Rank 45982.2%

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

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 28 days ago.

95GB free

Firmware: 1.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 430 431 431 427 253 MB/s

95.8% Outstanding

Write 429

Mixed 358

SusWrite 401

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 84.1

4K Mixed 34

123% 47.1 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 283

226% 314 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 month ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 413 134 111 108 108 MB/s

82.7% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 346

SusWrite 213

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 86.2

4K Mixed 34.5

122% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 300

235% 321 MB/s

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 349 402 326 156 135 MB/s

62.7% Good

Write 380

Mixed 267

SusWrite 275

64% 281 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 36.2

4K Mixed 24.1

78% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 273

215% 295 MB/s

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Typical Vector 150 120GB Builds (Compare 2,257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK - $140

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $70Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	715x
Core i7-3770KIntel $150Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	586x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	370x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	148x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	132x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	119x

SSD
Vector 150 120GBOCZ $89Bench 82%, 1,360 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	44x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $416

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

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Excellent

7 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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OCZ VTR150-25SAT3-120G

Vector 150 120GB

Average Bench: 82.2% (459^th of 1080)

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Vector 150 120GB

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