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AGILITY3 180GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Memory: Micron Asynchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 43.6% (928th of 1072)

Based on 435 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-AGILITY3
Poor: 29%Average: 43.6% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The OCZ AGILITY3 180GB averaged 56.3% 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 Write Speed 66.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 69MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ AGILITY3 180GB is 29.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ AGILITY3 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 93.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 435 samples)
Rank 92843.6%
Min Avg Max
85.4 Read 135 183
95.1 Write 131 156
98.1 Mixed 127 148
71 SusWrite 93.2 106
27.4% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 19.1 27
22.8 4K Write 66.2 115
7.05 4K Mixed 19.4 32.4
88.9% 34.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 DQ Read 118 174
45 DQ Write 120 153
7.42 DQ Mixed 69 135
65.5% 102 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 175 176 177 177 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 172
Write 175
Mixed 165
SusWrite 174
39% 172 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 29.6
110% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 163
122% 163 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 93 101 106 103 105 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 115
Write 125
Mixed 149
SusWrite 103
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 32.6
128% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 128
103% 147 MB/s
168GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 93 100 96 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 131
Write 157
Mixed 130
SusWrite 98.3
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 26.4
108% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 130
106% 150 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 90 90 94 91 89 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 117
Write 143
Mixed 136
SusWrite 91.9
28% 122 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 21.1
80% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 103
86% 124 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 74 79 73 77 69 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 114
Write 137
Mixed 127
SusWrite 76.3
26% 113 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 20.7
86% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 97.9
80% 114 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 72 69 110 113 65 MB/s
36.7% Below average
Read 159
Write 108
Mixed 115
SusWrite 88.6
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 18.5
73% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 85.7
DQ Write 35.1
DQ Mixed 41.4
36% 54.1 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 71 59 64 66 63 MB/s
31.4% Below average
Read 100
Write 130
Mixed 118
SusWrite 68
24% 104 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 5.5
69% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 91.8
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 102
73% 93.9 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 99 104 101 102 99 MB/s
23.5% Poor
Read 114
Write 124
Mixed 143
SusWrite 102
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 17.6
38% 9.17 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,701,256 SSDs tested

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Typical AGILITY3 180GB Builds (Compare 25,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 127%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 128%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,640x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,409x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,234x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,072x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,466x
SSD
AGILITY3 180GBOCZBench 44%, 435 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $837

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