With the Vertex 3, OCZ has a Solid State Drive in its portfolio which is based on the latest SandForce SF-2200 series SSD processor. The drive also features SATA-III support and OCZ claims that the drive can reach throughput rates of 500 MByte read speed and 550 MByte/s write. Also for the IOPS the manufacturer promises sky-high numbers. When writing 4 KByte blocks the drive should be able to hit a whopoing 85'000 IOPS and when reading it should still do 60'000 IOPS. If these bold claims are really true, that's what were going to find out on the following pages.
Specifications
Model |
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GByte |
Capacity |
240 GByte |
Technology |
SandForce SF-2200 |
Throughput |
up to
500 MB/s reading, up to 550 MB/s writing |
Accesstime (read) |
< 0.1 ms |
Life expectance |
2'000'000 hours (MTBF) |
Acoustics |
no noise |
Warranty |
3 Years |
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