OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-120G

Vector 180 120GB

▲ Vector 180 120GB
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +9% Read 13%, Write 32%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 36%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite 49%Peak Score +13% Read 12%, Write 20%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 47%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -4%, Market Share -∞%, Price -8%, Value -13%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 10%, DQ Write 23%, DQ Mixed 20%, ADQ Read -12%, ADQ Write 10%, ADQ Mixed -32%, Age 15%, AS-SSD Total 12%

Average Bench: 85.6% (395^th of 1072)

Based on 358 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-VECTOR180

Poor: 61%Average: 85.6% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ Vector 180 120GB averaged just 14.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vector 180 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 142MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vector 180 120GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vector 180 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 305MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 361MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 358 samples)

Rank 39585.6%

Min	Avg	Max
330	Read 446	517
296	Write 406	435
223	Mixed 361	457
165	SusWrite 305	418
85.3% 380 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.8	4K Read 23.9	29.1
42.7	4K Write 91.1	127
11.8	4K Mixed 25.3	38.1
117% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	DQ Read 231	336
70.1	DQ Write 265	365
11.6	DQ Mixed 142	270
136% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ESP-User, 3 months ago.

64GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 425 411 412 291 251 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 330

SusWrite 368

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 36.2

142% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 369

DQ Mixed 267

224% 322 MB/s

SGP-User, 6 days ago.

41GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 409 432 410 422 297 MB/s

95.2% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 321

SusWrite 400

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 87.6

4K Mixed 33.8

129% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 269

222% 317 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 308 274 243 253 243 MB/s

86.4% Excellent

Write 432

Mixed 332

SusWrite 292

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 36.2

112% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 373

DQ Mixed 269

224% 322 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3P - $115

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	345x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	246x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	191x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	131x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	88x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
Vector 180 120GBOCZ $100Bench 86%, 358 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	42x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	27x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $561

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-120G

Vector 180 120GB

Average Bench: 85.6% (395^th of 1072)

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Vector 180 120GB

Average Bench: 85.6% (395th of 1072)

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