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APEX 63GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 18.3% (1062nd of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ APEX_SSD
Poor: 8%Average: 18.3% Great: 24%

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Terrible average bench

The OCZ APEX 63GB averaged 81.7% 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 Read Speed 14.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 176MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ APEX 63GB is just 16.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ APEX 63GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.57MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 106218.3%
Min Avg Max
0.7 Read 176 234
0.2 Write 78.4 103
1.2 Mixed 89.6 139
7.6 SusWrite 66.3 101
22.7% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 14.2 22
0 4K Write 1.82 2.45
0 4K Mixed 2.57 4.3
25.8% 6.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 95 93 95 94 MB/s
21.9% Poor
Read 203
Write 97.7
Mixed 103
SusWrite 93.5
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 3.5
28% 6.83 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 102 93 97 91 MB/s
20.5% Poor
Read 182
Write 84.2
Mixed 104
SusWrite 97.8
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 3.9
25% 6.27 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 28 32 36 40 48 MB/s
19.9% Very poor
Read 206
Write 98.3
Mixed 105
SusWrite 35.6
24% 111 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 3.3
34% 8.2 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 93 95 96 96 MB/s
19.9% Very poor
Read 189
Write 95.3
Mixed 104
SusWrite 94.6
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 3.3
23% 5.67 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 28 19 24 21 19 MB/s
14.1% Very poor
Read 182
Write 64.2
Mixed 41.8
SusWrite 21.7
17% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 2.9
19% 4.53 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 80 74 84 85 86 MB/s
13.4% Very poor
Read 88.8
Write 43
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 79
13% 59.9 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0
19% 4.27 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0955
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 13 17 21 20 47 MB/s
9.08% Terrible
Read 121
Write 92.5
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 24.5
13% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 3.3
8% 2.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,775,943 SSDs tested

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Gaming 4%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H61M-HVS - $64

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples52x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples43x
Core i7-2600Intel  $190Bench 67%, 185,630 samples32x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples72x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples36x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples32x
SSD
APEX 63GBOCZBench 18%, 50 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples17x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples12x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $361

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