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VERTEX2 180GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 34.6% (991st of 1072)

Based on 189 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-VERTEX2
Poor: 22%Average: 34.6% Great: 48%

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Poor average bench

The OCZ VERTEX2 180GB averaged 65.4% 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 Random Read Speed 17.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 47.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ VERTEX2 180GB is 25.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ VERTEX2 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 59.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 79.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 189 samples)
Rank 99134.6%
Min Avg Max
85.9 Read 131 175
40.5 Write 79.6 112
68.6 Mixed 101 128
42.3 SusWrite 59.7 94.2
20.8% 93 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.4 4K Read 17.4 24.6
22.7 4K Write 47.9 72.7
5.33 4K Mixed 15.8 26.8
71.9% 27 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 DQ Read 95.7 168
31.5 DQ Write 74.5 107
5.03 DQ Mixed 48.2 101
46.1% 72.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 46 88 55 55 51 MB/s
47% Average
Read 86.2
Write 104
Mixed 127
SusWrite 63.4
22% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 27
111% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 86.7
78% 119 MB/s
140GB free
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 65 56 55 56 56 MB/s
46% Average
Read 149
Write 86.4
Mixed 111
SusWrite 60.5
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 24.9
101% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 86.1
DQ Mixed 97
80% 117 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 89 51 60 53 60 MB/s
43.5% Average
Read 127
Write 86.8
Mixed 107
SusWrite 61.7
21% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 25.4
100% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 99.1
DQ Write 80.2
DQ Mixed 84.1
64% 87.8 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 50 54 58 52 MB/s
37.8% Below average
Read 122
Write 69.2
Mixed 104
SusWrite 53.9
20% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 19.6
79% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 88.7
DQ Mixed 83.5
74% 112 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,877,140 SSDs tested

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Typical VERTEX2 180GB Builds (Compare 6,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asrock A320M-HDV R4.0

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples871x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples715x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples545x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples458x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples425x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples405x
SSD
VERTEX2 180GBOCZBench 35%, 189 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples131x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples127x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $325

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