OCZ VTX4-25SAT3-512G

Vertex 4 512GB

Vertex 4 512GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -12%Read -22%, Write -1%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 28%Peak Score -12%Read -10%, Write -4%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -264%, Value -139%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed 1%, ADQ Read -12%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -1%, Age -30%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 90.2% (328^th of 1072)

Based on 1,486 user benchmarks. Models: OCZ-VERTEX4, OCZ-VERT OCZ-VERTEX4

Poor: 57%Average: 90.2% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The OCZ Vertex 4 512GB averaged just 9.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ Vertex 4 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 258MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ Vertex 4 512GB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ Vertex 4 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 374MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,486 samples)

Rank 32890.2%

Min	Avg	Max
301	Read 374	462
212	Write 402	467
190	Mixed 278	333
199	SusWrite 378	459
80.8% 358 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 26.3	32.9
39.2	4K Write 86.6	127
22.4	4K Mixed 34.6	43.2
130% 49.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.4	DQ Read 291	353
70.3	DQ Write 261	335
37.2	DQ Mixed 258	335
198% 270 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ESP-User, 19 days ago.

476GB free

Firmware: 1.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 443 443 443 427 427 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 205

Mixed 324

SusWrite 437

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 33.6

142% 59.9 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 288

220% 298 MB/s

CZE-User, 20 days ago.

466GB free

Firmware: 1.5.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 436 436 440 439 442 MB/s

94.2% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 333

SusWrite 435

89% 394 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 87.6

4K Mixed 38.8

138% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 218

164% 221 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 month ago.

106GB free

Firmware: 1.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 406 406 400 400 404 MB/s

89.4% Excellent

Write 409

Mixed 251

SusWrite 401

80% 353 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 71

4K Mixed 33.4

122% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 317

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 297

224% 300 MB/s

ROU-User, 2 month ago.

440GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.5.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 430 429 435 435 429 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 422

Mixed 324

SusWrite 427

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 27.7

99% 37.9 MB/s

DQ Read 325

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 285

222% 305 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

119GB free

Firmware: 1.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 399 401 376 404 407 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 408

Mixed 294

SusWrite 398

83% 366 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 63

4K Mixed 31

109% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 237

DQ Mixed 250

189% 254 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

264GB free

Firmware: 1.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 255 256 259 264 262 MB/s

82.4% Excellent

Write 369

Mixed 238

SusWrite 255

69% 305 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 87.9

4K Mixed 36.5

140% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 213

160% 215 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

384GB free

Firmware: 1.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 282 360 343 309 336 MB/s

57.4% Above average

Write 365

Mixed 241

SusWrite 313

68% 303 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 28.2

4K Mixed 16.9

61% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 163

DQ Mixed 177

132% 176 MB/s

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	527x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	272x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	112x

SSD
Vertex 4 512GBOCZ $349Bench 90%, 1,486 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	37x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	22x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	21x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $1,418

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

OCZ VTX4-25SAT3-512G

Vertex 4 512GB

Average Bench: 90.2% (328^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

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Vertex 4 512GB

Average Bench: 90.2% (328th of 1072)

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