OCZ VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G

Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB

Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB
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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -47%Read -16%, Write -101%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -89%Peak Score -50%Read -13%, Write -104%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -99%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -11%, Value -256%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -61%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -27%, ADQ Write -59%, ADQ Mixed -62%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -32%

Average Bench: 73.4% (603^rd of 1072)

Based on 3,124 user benchmarks. Models: OCZ-VERTEX3 MI, OCZ-VERT OCZ-VERTEX3 MI, OCZ-VERT EX3 MI

Poor: 54%Average: 73.4% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB averaged 26.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 161MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 202MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,124 samples)

Rank 60373.4%

Min	Avg	Max
304	Read 394	449
155	Write 202	238
198	Mixed 240	267
109	SusWrite 157	195
55.2% 249 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 27.3	33.8
37.3	4K Write 76.9	114
22.8	4K Mixed 33.1	41.8
124% 45.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
174	DQ Read 257	301
106	DQ Write 182	223
97.7	DQ Mixed 161	220
136% 200 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

76GB free

Firmware: 2.22

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 272 264 265 259 265 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 271

Mixed 289

SusWrite 247

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 43.6

172% 66.8 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 210

169% 240 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 days ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.08

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 153 155 170 168 163 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 196

Mixed 256

SusWrite 161

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 38.8

153% 58 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 215

169% 236 MB/s

TUN-User, 3 days ago.

111GB free

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 196 196 192 191 MB/s

82.2% Excellent

Write 225

Mixed 264

SusWrite 194

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 84.9

4K Mixed 37.1

138% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 152

141% 220 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

111GB free

Firmware: 2.08

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 171 154 166 168 167 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 218

Mixed 257

SusWrite 162

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 35.9

140% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 201

DQ Mixed 214

169% 238 MB/s

FRA-User, 22 days ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 197 201 203 148 MB/s

80.2% Excellent

Write 206

Mixed 231

SusWrite 170

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 35

142% 52.6 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 198

150% 205 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 months ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 117 121 123 121 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 180

Mixed 198

SusWrite 117

45% 203 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 34.2

116% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 223

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 170

129% 176 MB/s

CAN-User, 28 days ago.

21GB free

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 141 154 142 106 98 MB/s

52.2% Above average

Write 170

Mixed 226

SusWrite 129

46% 206 MB/s

4K Read 16.5

4K Write 40.5

4K Mixed 20.7

73% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 173

DQ Mixed 138

125% 194 MB/s

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,405x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,166x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	1,071x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	375x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	301x

SSD
Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GBOCZ $106Bench 73%, 3,124 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	105x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $442

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

OCZ VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G

Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB

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Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB

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