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VERTEX4 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 82.3% (450th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-VERTEX4
Poor: 68%Average: 82.3% Great: 105%

Very good average bench

The OCZ VERTEX4 240GB averaged just 17.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ VERTEX4 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ VERTEX4 240GB is 37.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ VERTEX4 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 45082.3%
Min Avg Max
446 Read 503 526
113 Write 330 502
275 Mixed 390 489
157 SusWrite 157 157
76.8% 345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.5 4K Read 29.7 37.8
76.1 4K Write 95.8 121
5.75 4K Mixed 15.3 28.7
115% 46.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.2 DQ Read 236 337
143 DQ Write 227 297
5.76 DQ Mixed 60.5 121
92.4% 175 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 281 94 79 78 79 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 446
Write 354
Mixed 332
SusWrite 157
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 28.7
121% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 121
96% 132 MB/s

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