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OCZ VTX3-25SAT3-240G

Vertex 3 240GB

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Controller: SandForce SF2281. NAND: Intel 25nm Synchronous MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 77.4% (530th of 1072)

Based on 4,893 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-VERTEX3, OCZ-VERT OCZ-VERTEX3, OCZ-VERT EX3
Poor: 55%Average: 77.4% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The OCZ Vertex 3 240GB averaged 22.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vertex 3 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 3 240GB is 36.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 3 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 251MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,893 samples)
Rank 53077.4%
Min Avg Max
304 Read 373 426
168 Write 251 292
209 Mixed 267 296
122 SusWrite 189 234
60.4% 270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.3 4K Read 29.2 35.1
30 4K Write 78.8 111
22.8 4K Mixed 35.1 43.4
131% 47.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
164 DQ Read 265 306
84.9 DQ Write 217 263
79.1 DQ Mixed 190 251
156% 224 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 152 213 221 218 214 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 379
Write 274
Mixed 291
SusWrite 197
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 38.1
156% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 237
188% 263 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 186 193 189 177 193 MB/s
82.7% Excellent
Read 371
Write 258
Mixed 282
SusWrite 184
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 40.1
145% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 230
182% 254 MB/s
133GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 228 229 222 224 222 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 380
Write 284
Mixed 297
SusWrite 226
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 35.8
128% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 163
154% 241 MB/s
145GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 221 221 222 212 217 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 404
Write 272
Mixed 294
SusWrite 224
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 34.4
129% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 142
126% 190 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 245 242 223 230 221 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 396
Write 272
Mixed 292
SusWrite 228
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 34.7
120% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 227
172% 233 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 228 227 225 225 229 MB/s
72.2% Very good
Read 428
Write 287
Mixed 281
SusWrite 225
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 28.6
99% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 221
170% 232 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 186 193 168 210 207 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 297
Write 215
Mixed 241
SusWrite 193
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 15.4
49% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 80.1
DQ Mixed 108
79% 105 MB/s
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Gaming 59%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,277x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples394x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples381x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples168x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples158x
SSD
Vertex 3 240GBOCZ  $80Bench 77%, 4,893 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples65x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $597

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