Average Bench: 84.4% (417th of 1072)

Based on 84 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-VERT EX4

Very good average bench

The Ocz-vert EX4 512GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ocz-vert EX4 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ocz-vert EX4 512GB is 59.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ocz-vert EX4 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 84 samples)
Min Avg Max
286 Read 403 503
177 Write 382 474
193 Mixed 328 444
108 SusWrite 298 428
79.4% 353 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 4K Read 26.9 34.7
31.8 4K Write 84.1 147
15.7 4K Mixed 29.4 43
123% 46.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 DQ Read 209 349
51.3 DQ Write 211 328
15.2 DQ Mixed 122 317
116% 181 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 212 205 210 215 215 MB/s
Read 340
Write 212
Mixed 214
SusWrite 212
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 24.3
81% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 80.7
87% 148 MB/s
365GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 71 69 69 MB/s
Read 311
Write 268
Mixed 234
SusWrite 69.4
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 31.3
107% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 192
146% 197 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,659,903 SSDs tested

Typical EX4 512GB Builds (Compare 24,221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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