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OCZ RevoDrive 120GB PCI-Express SSD Review
| Manufacturer: | OCZ Technology |
| Product: | OCZSSDPX-1RVD0120 |
| Date: | Wed, Jul 28, 2010 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Joe Evans - |
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OCZ RevoDrive - Test System
TEST SYSTEM
All tests were performed on a fresh and up-to-date install of Windows 7 x64 with no other applications running using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run off of the Vertex SSD. The Asus P6T motherboard uses an ICH10R south bridge chipset which supports TRIM. In between every test, the drive was wiped completely (written to in all 0's or FF) and left idle for at least 20 minutes to ensure the TRIM function had time to do its job (this does not apply to the RevoDrive). As such, all results should be indicative of optimal performance. All components were set to their default speeds and are listed below:
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Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Core i7 920 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6T Deluxe V1
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Memory |
12GB OCZ Gold DDR3 1600MHz
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Video Card |
ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
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Hard Drive |
OCZ Vertex 30GB |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX1000 |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit |
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Comparison Drives & Other Models We Have Tested
Knowing that the RevoDrive is a very high performing drive, we wanted to compare it to a few of the fastest drives we have tested to provide some direct comparisons. You can see our original reviews of these via the links below for the Intel and Micron drives.
Since there are so many SSDs out there now with different
controllers, we started a reference table of which
controllers the drives use to help you compare results.
Different controllers definitely perform differently and each has various strengths and weaknesses.
| SSD
MODEL |
CONTROLLER(S) | TRIM Support? |
| OCZ RevoDrive 120GB SSD | (2X) Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | No* |
| ADATA S596 128GB | JMicron JMF612 | Yes |
| Corsair Force Series 120GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Patriot Zephyr 128GB | JMICRON JMF612 | Yes |
| Patriot Torqx 128GB | Indilinx Barefoot | Yes |
| Kingston 30GB V Series SNV125-S2 | Toshiba T6UG1XBG | Yes |
| Kingston 128GB V Series SNV425-S2 | JMICRON JMF618 | Yes |
| Corsair Force Series 100GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Corsair Nova Series 128GB | Indilinx Barefoot | Yes |
| Intel X25-M 160GB G2 SSD |
Intel PC29AS21BA0 | Yes |
| Micron RealSSD C300 (6Gbps) 256GB | Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 | Yes |
| * TRIM is not supported due to the RAID controller. | ||
Normally, at this point we show a screen shot of the CrystalDiskMark Info tool but apparently being a PCI-E based drive, CDM Info simply does not recognize it. Nor did it show on the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application. Such is life with emerging technology, so on to the benchmarks!
Next Page - ATTO & AS-SSD Synthetic Benches
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - OCZ RevoDrive - Introduction
Page 2 - OCZ RevoDrive - Closer Look Page 3 - OCZ RevoDrive - Drivers, RAID & Boot Page 4 - OCZ RevoDrive - Test System Page 5 - ATTO & AS-SSD Synthetic Benches Page 6 - HD Tach & CrystalDiskMark Synthetic Benches Page 7 - PCMark Vantage Synthetic Benchmark Page 8 - OCZ RevoDrive - Real World Testing Page 9 - Capacity, Final Thoughts & Conclusions |
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