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Controller: SandForce SF2281. NAND: Intel 25nm Synchronous MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 64.3% (749th of 1072)

Based on 979 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX3, OCZ-VERT EX3
Poor: 50%Average: 64.3% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The OCZ VERTEX3 90GB averaged 35.6% 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 125MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.6MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ VERTEX3 90GB is 26.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ VERTEX3 90GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 115MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 979 samples)
Rank 74964.3%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 376 435
96.4 Write 115 126
148 Mixed 168 183
78.6 SusWrite 99.5 113
41.6% 189 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 27.6 34.2
40.1 4K Write 74.1 105
21.9 4K Mixed 31 38.5
121% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
80.9 DQ Read 171 196
93.2 DQ Write 113 125
55.1 DQ Mixed 125 149
97.7% 136 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 101 110 108 109 109 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 398
Write 117
Mixed 171
SusWrite 108
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 36.9
135% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 148
112% 153 MB/s
79GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 113 114 113 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 354
Write 126
Mixed 171
SusWrite 113
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 31.7
123% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 99.9
82% 118 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 100 105 102 103 101 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 403
Write 117
Mixed 165
SusWrite 103
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 28
112% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 114
90% 124 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 107 108 102 96 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 391
Write 114
Mixed 168
SusWrite 102
42% 194 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 25
87% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 146
112% 154 MB/s
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 70 66 73 86 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 296
Write 96.5
Mixed 147
SusWrite 74.7
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 20.6
72% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 107
85% 121 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,659,285 SSDs tested

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Typical VERTEX3 90GB Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples172x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples65x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples23x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples23x
SSD
VERTEX3 90GBOCZBench 64%, 979 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples19x
Team--Elite-1333 2x4GBTeamBench 46%, 1,562 samples12x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $446

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