OCZ Vertex 3.20 20nm 240GB SSD Review

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Test System & Comparison Drives

Legit Reviews Storage Benchmark Test System

All tests were performed on a fresh and up-to-date install of Windows 8 Pro x64 with no other applications running while using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run with the OS loaded on a 120GB Corsair Force SSD. In between every test, the test drive was secure erased using an instance of OCZ’s Toolbox. As such, all results should be indicative of optimal performance. All components were set to their default speeds and are listed below.

LR Z77 Test Bench

Z77 Test Bench

Intel LGA 1155 Test Platform
Component Brand/Model Live Pricing

Processor

Core i5 2500k

Motherboard

ASUS Maximus V Gene Z77

Memory

Kingston HyperX KHX16C9B1RK28 8GB

OS Drive

Corsair Force 120GB (FW 2.4)

Power Supply

Antec Basiq BP550W Plus-EC

Operating System

Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit

Comparison Drives And Other Models We Have Tested

Since there are so many SSDs out there now with different controllers, we started a reference table of which controllers are used by each drive to help you compare results. Different controllers definitely perform differently and each has various strengths and weaknesses. Like CPU’s, even identical drives will have variations in performance and part of that variance may be attributable to the NAND flash used. Since the tests of the drives listed have spanned different test benches and represent different interfaces, we have listed the most recent ones for easy reference.

SSD MODEL CONTROLLER(S) TRIM? Interface
Samsung 840 Pro 240GB Samsung MDX Yes SATA III
Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB Marvell 88SS9175 Yes SATA III
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB LAMD LM87800 Yes SATA III
Intel 520 Series 240GB SandForce SF-2200 (SF-2281) Yes SATA III
OCZ Vector 256GB Indilinx Barefoot 3 Yes SATA III
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SandForce SF-2200 (SF-2281) Yes SATA III
Samsung 830 Series 256GB Samsung S4LJ204X01-Y040 Yes SATA III

CrystalDiskMark 5.2.0 Readout:

For the OCZ Vertex 3.20 240GB drive, the readout on CrystalDiskInfo 5.2.0 shows that both NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. are enabled, as well as TRIM and the interface is confirmed at SATA III (6Gbps). This is a great free tool to see lots of detailed information about the drive such as the firmware version for which we are running the latest available at the time of testing 2.30. This is confirmed with OCZ’s own toolbox application which can also be used to secure erase the drive.

CRYSTALDISKINFO

OCZ Toolbox

Let’s look at some benchmarks…

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