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SATA III based solid state drives (SSDs) may have reached the maximum supported read & write numbers most enthusiasts and gamers look for when out in the market for one but durability and sustained performance are the two most important aspects for professionals and enterprise users (probably even more important than maximum read & write speeds). Unfortunately ever since we made the SNIA IOMeter tests part of our testing methodology we've seen that not many models can produce good sustained performance numbers and so this might just be the next thing for them to focus on. However OCZ with their ARC 100 SSD model which we tested a few months back proved that they've already started to focus on that area (most likely thanks to their merge with Toshiba) and today we're taking their top of the line SATA III SSD model the Vector 180 480GB for a spin to see just how better it is compared to the ARC 100 and of course it's immediate competition.
Das "Trio Infernal" ist also komplett, nach dem Test der Corsair Neutron GTX und der Samsung 840 Pro, geht der nächste Titelanwärter der heftig umworbenen SSD Performance Krone ins Test Rennen: die neue OCZ Vector SSDim Praxis Test. Diesmal ist der Indilinx Barefoot 3 Controller auch kein maskierter Fremdcontroller von Marvell, sondern entstammt tatsächlich den Schatullen von OCZ, die vor kurzem die südkoreanische Controllerschmiede Indilinx übernommen hatten. Mit dem Barefoot 3 möchte OCZ wieder den Boden gut machen, den sie mit den zeitweise recht holperig agierenden Sandforce Controllern verloren hatten, die bekanntermaßen so ihre Probleme aufweisen, wenn es um den Transfer von schlecht zu komprimierenden Daten geht und/oder die Transferraten nach einer gewissen Zeit stark einbrechen.
All dies soll also Schnee von gestern sein, OCZ kauft nicht mehr ein, OCZ produziert zumindest den Controller samt Firmware selbst und verspricht eine konstant hohe Performance in allen relevanten Transferbereichen ohne tendenzielle Einbrüche, einen möglichst niedrigen Stromverbrauch und darüber hinaus wird dieses Paket mit einer langen Garantiezeit von 5 Jahren garniert und auch nicht geknausert, wenn es um die Ausstattung geht. In abstrakten Zahlen bedeutet dies für den Verbraucher: Random 4K lesen: 100.000 IOPS, Random 4K schreiben: 95.000 IOPS, sowie lesen: 550MB/s und schreiben: 530MB/s, zumindest verkünden dies die Marketingprospekte von OCZ.
Die Botschaft hören wir wohl, allein es fehlt der Beweis, darum orderten wir kurzerhand ein 256 GB Gerät aus den Regalen von Caseking, die uns diesbezüglich sehr unkompliziert unterstützt haben. Insofern muss keiner das glauben, was irgendein golden Sample vorgaukelt, sondern der Endanwender wird in unserem Test sehen, was beim Händler tatsächlich im Regal liegt und genau darauf kommt es doch an oder? darum laden wir euch jetzt zu unserem neuesten SSD Review ein, dazu wünschen wir wieder viel Vergnügen...
Der SSD-Markt ist seit längerem ein hart umkämpftes Geschäftsfeld und das bekommen sowohl die Newcomer wie z.B. Mach Xtreme Technology, als auch die etablierten Platzhirsche wie etwa Samsung oder Intel zu spüren. Die Hersteller machen es dem Otto-Normalverbraucher auch nicht gerade leicht wenn es darum geht, sich für ein Modell zu entscheiden. Die einzelnen Zutaten für ihre Halbleiterlaufwerke werden oft fertig eingekauft, verbaut und in einem eigenen Gehäuse auf den Markt gebracht. Wer sich da nicht von der Masse abhebt bleibt früher oder später auf der Strecke.
With the Agility and Vertex product lines from OCZ in their fourth generations it was exciting to see OCZ change things up and introduce a new model late last year. With a unique design and an Indilinx controller inside it looks like it could really shake things up. I’m excited to see how it will perform, especially compared to the Agility 4 and Vertex 4 that we have recently taken a look at. OCZ gave it the Vector name and in some cases that means “a force or influence”, let’s find out if the OCZ Vector will be a force or influence in the SSD market.
Nearly two years ago, OCZ purchased Indilinx and ever since we've waited to see the fruits of that investment. That time is here. The Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller graces the innards Vector Series SSDs for which OCZ, now under new leadership, promises to deliver with a renewed focus on quality and reliability in addition to extreme performance. Will the Vector deliver or is has the Indilinx purchase been largely a bust? See what we found out in our latest SSD review.
The Vector is one of the latest products from OCZ, sports an in-house Indilinx Barefoot 3 NAND controller and has succeeded to surpass most of the SSDs we have tested so far. The Vector is available in 128GB, 256 and 512GB capacities and is also bundled with Acronis disk cloning software, which is very useful when transferring data from one drive to another.
OCZ hopes to bring a drive to the table that's not only fast, but also excels in reliability and durability. Does the OCZ Vector deliver as promised?
For a number of years, OCZ have been producing drives that have set not only technological milestones but also performance milestones as well. Such milestones have included being the first to debut the SandForce controller, the first 1TB SSD and in 2011 they unveiled the highest capacity SAS SSD at close to 1TB. Performance wise, OCZs have been at the forefront of what is possible and the Vertex 4 that we looked at earlier in the year was the latest to tickle our SSD tastebuds and show us why OCZ are one of the best in their class.
The acquisition of Indilinx last year was a huge step forward in the companies history and this has meant that overall manufacturing costs have come down thus giving the end user a top level drive but at an even more affordable price. Since this acquisition, the Barefoot 3 controller is the first ground up design that they have created, tailored entirely to their specifications and this means that they can take performance to the next level, so now couldn't be a better time to bring out a new line of drives.
OCZ have made this line of drives with not performance or price first in line, but quality, reliability and stability. This is not to say that they're going to be B grade in relation to the Vertex drives. Performance is still high on the agenda and following the hype that the Vector has been getting, its time to see of OCZ can set another milestone and release a new yardstick to the SSD market.
Today we take a look at a new Solid State Drive offering from OCZ, the Vector Series SATA III SSD. The Vector joins the Vertex models in OCZ's High-Performance category drives, touting a 7mm low profile design, Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller and either 128GB, 256GB or 512GB capacities. Like the Vertex 4 that Shawn reviewed last year, the Vector Series touts an impressive 5-year warranty. Performance looks to be on par with the Vertex as well, with over 500MB/s claimed sequential read/write speeds (on the larger capacity models) and around 100,000 random 4k IOPS.
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