OCZ Apex Series 120GB SATA II SSD Review

HD Tune Pro v3.50

HD Tune Pro 3.50 is an extended version of HD Tune which includes many new features such as: write benchmark, secure erasing, AAM setting, folder usage view, disk monitor, command line parameters and file benchmark.

Again, the Apex (above) and Titan (below) write performance marks are nearly identical. I ran these benchmarks several times each and the results were very consistent.

Again, as with the writes and the other read benchmarks, the performance of both drives is nearly identical. First the Apex:

Then the Titan:

Having taken a look at the benchmarks, bearing in mind that the tools are not designed for SSD’s, you should at least have a good feel for how these drives will perform in relation to each other and I will provide my thoughts and observations on the next page.