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Ocz-octane

S2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 31.7% (1011th of 1079)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: OCZ-OCTANE S2
Poor: 25%Average: 31.7% Great: 41%

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Poor average bench

The Ocz-octane S2 256GB averaged 68.3% 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 Write Speed 30.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 10MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ocz-octane S2 256GB is just 16.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Ocz-octane S2 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 60.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 54.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 101131.7%
Min Avg Max
87.3 Read 174 239
42.8 Write 170 228
14.6 Mixed 132 233
91 SusWrite 145 204
34.9% 155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.32 4K Read 10 14.6
15.7 4K Write 30.1 39.6
0.35 4K Mixed 9.7 16.4
43.5% 16.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.37 DQ Read 60.8 110
29.3 DQ Write 54.2 82.7
0.35 DQ Mixed 30.6 67.7
30.3% 48.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 128 129 131 126 113 MB/s
38.1% Below average
Read 223
Write 185
Mixed 142
SusWrite 129
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 14.6
58% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 61.3
DQ Mixed 54.2
48% 74.1 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.14.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 147 180 179 187 174 MB/s
34.2% Below average
Read 191
Write 200
Mixed 174
SusWrite 176
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 10.8
38% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 80.1
DQ Mixed 67.7
58% 84.7 MB/s
69GB free
Firmware: 4.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 172 137 121 116 113 MB/s
33.6% Below average
Read 132
Write 201
Mixed 130
SusWrite 141
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 12.5
52% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 62.7
DQ Mixed 39.9
42% 70.2 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 151 160 167 172 169 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 141
Write 174
Mixed 131
SusWrite 157
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 11.8
48% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 11.7
DQ Write 49.3
DQ Mixed 14.5
16% 25.2 MB/s
63GB free
Firmware: 4.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 68 58 61 53 57 MB/s
22.4% Poor
Read 31.5
Write 169
Mixed 90.4
SusWrite 66.4
21% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 10.1
44% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 16.1
30% 61.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 33%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula

CPU
Core i7 860Intel  $320Bench 64%, 51,451 samples57x
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples27x
Core i7 K 875Intel  $180Bench 70%, 2,354 samples13x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples10x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples7x
SSD
S2 256GBOcz-octaneBench 32%, 34 samples1x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples62x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples45x
14GBUnknownBench 35%, 9,406 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $520

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