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PETROL 256GB

PETROL 256GB
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Effective Speed -99%Effective Speed -99%Average Score -93%Read -48%, Write -72%, 4K Read -117%, 4K Write -113%, Mixed -70%, 4K Mixed -194%, SusWrite -36%Peak Score -99%Read -44%, Write -80%, 4K Read -136%, 4K Write -144%, Mixed -49%, 4K Mixed -191%, SusWrite -52%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -263%DQ Read -214%, DQ Write -308%, DQ Mixed -384%, ADQ Read -229%, ADQ Write -297%, ADQ Mixed -451%, Age -26%, AS-SSD Total -191%

Average Bench: 49.4% (890^th of 1072)

Based on 56 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-PETROL

Poor: 42%Average: 49.4% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The OCZ PETROL 256GB averaged 50.5% 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 15.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 47.2MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ PETROL 256GB is just 13.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ PETROL 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 72.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 99.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 56 samples)

Rank 89049.4%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 309	353
167	Write 236	270
155	Mixed 211	284
143	SusWrite 218	255
54.6% 244 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.5	4K Read 15.8	18.2
27.5	4K Write 41.1	50.2
8.51	4K Mixed 15.3	20
65.2% 24 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.2	DQ Read 99.1	117
42.3	DQ Write 72.7	87.7
8.27	DQ Mixed 47.2	68.5
45.8% 73 MB/s

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

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

44GB free

Firmware: 3.15.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 255 212 209 211 179 MB/s

51.5% Above average

Write 267

Mixed 192

SusWrite 218

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 42.7

4K Mixed 18.5

72% 26 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 88

DQ Mixed 67.9

60% 90.1 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

44GB free

Firmware: 3.15.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 216 216 217 211 182 MB/s

47.4% Average

Write 228

Mixed 175

SusWrite 208

52% 230 MB/s

4K Read 12.9

4K Write 35.5

4K Mixed 16.1

59% 21.5 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 74.7

DQ Mixed 61.1

54% 81.7 MB/s

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Typical PETROL 256GB Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Ciara H110MAD-XA

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	9x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	11x
HD 5870AMDBench 19%, 10,176 samples	1x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	1x

SSD
PETROL 256GBOCZBench 49%, 56 samples	8x

RAM
HP24D4U7S8MBP-4 2x4GBKingstonBench 74%, 235 samples	4x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 2x8GBMicronBench 77%, 1,083 samples	2x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 5,828 samples	2x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $79

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OCZ

PETROL 256GB

Average Bench: 49.4% (890^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 49.4% (890th of 1072)

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