Average Bench: 48.9% (891st of 1071)

Based on 321 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-OCTANE, OCZ-OCTA NE, OCZ-OCTANE S2

Below average average bench

The OCZ OCTANE 128GB averaged 51.0% 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 21.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 401MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ OCTANE 128GB is 22.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ OCTANE 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 46.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 321 samples)
Min Avg Max
313 Read 401 474
114 Write 156 200
127 Mixed 184 253
73.8 SusWrite 139 190
48.5% 220 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 21.3 26.2
21 4K Write 33.3 49.5
6.76 4K Mixed 15.5 24.1
69.8% 23.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.3 DQ Read 107 137
23.2 DQ Write 46.9 73.1
6.89 DQ Mixed 42.6 70.9
40.7% 65.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 165 167 172 170 170 MB/s
Read 396
Write 194
Mixed 208
SusWrite 170
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 21
82% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 70.6
DQ Mixed 67.9
58% 86 MB/s
51GB free
Firmware: 1.14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 189 189 189 189 189 MB/s
Read 381
Write 196
Mixed 204
SusWrite 189
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 19.9
76% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 68.4
58% 86 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,631,133 SSDs tested

Typical OCTANE 128GB Builds (Compare 1,972 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Intel X79

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $130

Popular OCTANE 128GB compatible motherboards:

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