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VERTEX3 90GB

VERTEX3 90GB
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Effective Speed -747%Effective Speed -747%Average Score -1,505%Read -1,014%, Write -3,962%, 4K Read -218%, 4K Write -180%, Mixed -1,826%, 4K Mixed -256%, SusWrite -3,080%Peak Score -1,981%Read -1,266%, Write -5,009%, 4K Read -451%, 4K Write -260%, Mixed -2,459%, 4K Mixed -466%, SusWrite -3,953%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,057%DQ Read -1,084%, DQ Write -1,419%, DQ Mixed -1,309%, ADQ Read -900%, ADQ Write -1,010%, ADQ Mixed -1,087%, Age -574%, AS-SSD Total -1,075%

Average Bench: 64.3% (757^th of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 979 samples)

Rank 75764.3%

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

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

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

16GB free

Firmware: 2.13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 130 130 96 104 MB/s

77.7% Very good

Write 134

Mixed 190

SusWrite 120

49% 225 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 97.2

4K Mixed 36.3

148% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 160

120% 161 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

83GB free

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 118 118 119 114 117 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 122

Mixed 171

SusWrite 113

47% 213 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 91.4

4K Mixed 35.8

147% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 147

113% 155 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

83GB free

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 109 103 108 111 110 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 123

Mixed 172

SusWrite 106

43% 197 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 95.3

4K Mixed 39.6

143% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 148

112% 153 MB/s

NZL-User, 4 months ago.

84GB free

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 107 108 109 109 109 MB/s

65% Good

Write 102

Mixed 187

SusWrite 109

42% 189 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 86.8

4K Mixed 32.2

126% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 89.1

77% 113 MB/s

BEL-User, 3 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 89 91 95 93 94 MB/s

56.5% Above average

Write 108

Mixed 161

SusWrite 93.2

38% 175 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 58.4

4K Mixed 26.7

100% 36.1 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 134

103% 142 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 months ago.

11GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 94 90 87 89 MB/s

52.3% Above average

Write 112

Mixed 152

SusWrite 93

38% 175 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 50.2

4K Mixed 24

88% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 128

96% 129 MB/s

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Typical VERTEX3 90GB Builds (Compare 383 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	175x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	67x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	24x

SSD
VERTEX3 90GBOCZBench 64%, 979 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	19x
Team--Elite-1333 2x4GBTeamBench 46%, 1,562 samples	12x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	10x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $446

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OCZ

VERTEX3 90GB

Average Bench: 64.3% (757^th of 1080)

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

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OCZ

VERTEX3 90GB

Average Bench: 64.3% (757th of 1080)

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Good consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

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Average Bench: 64.3% (757^th of 1080)