OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-480G

Vector 180 480GB

▲ Vector 180 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,103)
MKT (0%)
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$140

Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -6%Read -9%, Write -2%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -6%Read -4%, Write 2%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -1%, Market Share -∞%, Price -10%, Value -44%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 8%, DQ Write 5%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 9%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -3%, Age 0%, AS-SSD Total 5%

Vector 180 480GB

Average Bench: 91.1% (312^th of 1071)

Based on 1,103 user benchmarks. Models: OCZ-VECTOR180, OCZ-VECT OR180

Poor: 62%Average: 91.1% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The OCZ Vector 180 480GB averaged just 8.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vector 180 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 89.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vector 180 480GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vector 180 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 364MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,103 samples)

Rank 31291.1%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 410	471
232	Write 405	485
214	Mixed 290	333
211	SusWrite 364	447
82.6% 367 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.8	4K Read 25.2	30.1
40.9	4K Write 89.3	134
22.9	4K Mixed 33.4	40.2
128% 49.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
131	DQ Read 326	373
96.7	DQ Write 269	359
82.1	DQ Mixed 214	248
183% 270 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 8 days ago.

447GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 410 483 409 483 409 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 486

Mixed 333

SusWrite 446

98% 434 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 41.2

174% 71.6 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 234

212% 323 MB/s

ZAF-User, 13 days ago.

176GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 361 387 365 430 343 MB/s

80% Excellent

Write 331

Mixed 282

SusWrite 369

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 29.6

104% 36.4 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 205

171% 251 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

256GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 361 419 406 408 400 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 418

Mixed 262

SusWrite 387

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 54.7

4K Mixed 25.3

97% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 77.4

DQ Mixed 104

92% 143 MB/s

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $243Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,522x
Core i5-8600KIntel $213Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,594x
Core i7-8700Intel $290Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,556x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,311x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,192x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,028x

SSD
Vector 180 480GBOCZ $140Bench 91%, 1,103 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	651x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	347x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	285x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $709

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

OCZ VTR180-25SAT3-480G

Vector 180 480GB

Average Bench: 91.1% (312^th of 1071)

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Vector 180 480GB

Average Bench: 91.1% (312th of 1071)

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