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Review: OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD - big and speedy

by Tarinder Sandhu on 2 July 2009, 08:53 3.55

Tags: OCZ Vertex 30GB, OCZ Vertex 120GB, OCZ (NASDAQ:OCZ)

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h2benchw

h2benchw is another benchmark that delivers accurate numbers relating to storage speed. We're using version 3.13 here.

h2benchw - sequential read speed
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GBOCZ Vertex SSD 30GBIntel X25-M SSD 80GBSamsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GBCorsair P256 SSD 256GB
183.96192.45199.5368.32167.52
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB
OCZ Vertex SSD 30GB
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB
Samsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GB
Corsair P256 SSD 256GB
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100
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h2benchw - maximum read speed (interface)
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GBOCZ Vertex SSD 30GBIntel X25-M SSD 80GBSamsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GBCorsair P256 SSD 256GB
182.76191.78147.25172.17181.18
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB
OCZ Vertex SSD 30GB
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB
Samsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GB
Corsair P256 SSD 256GB
0
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100
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200


h2benchw - average read latency
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GBOCZ Vertex SSD 30GBIntel X25-M SSD 80GBSamsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GBCorsair P256 SSD 256GB
0.120.120.1413.690.18
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB
OCZ Vertex SSD 30GB
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB
Samsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GB
Corsair P256 SSD 256GB
0.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0


Performance is down a touch when compared to the 30GB model, surprisingly, but the read/write results are nothing to sniff at.

Write

h2benchw - sequential write speed
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GBOCZ Vertex SSD 30GBIntel X25-M SSD 80GBSamsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GBCorsair P256 SSD 256GB
164.1215468.9957.45140.99
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB
OCZ Vertex SSD 30GB
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB
Samsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GB
Corsair P256 SSD 256GB
0
50
100
150
200


h2benchw - maximum write speed (interface)
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GBOCZ Vertex SSD 30GBIntel X25-M SSD 80GBSamsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GBCorsair P256 SSD 256GB
164.28171.0782.53148.28161.14
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB
OCZ Vertex SSD 30GB
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB
Samsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GB
Corsair P256 SSD 256GB
0
50
100
150
200


h2benchw - average write latency
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GBOCZ Vertex SSD 30GBIntel X25-M SSD 80GBSamsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GBCorsair P256 SSD 256GB
0.30.260.086.970.23
OCZ Vertex SSD 120GB
OCZ Vertex SSD 30GB
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB
Samsung Spinpoint F1-DT 750GB
Corsair P256 SSD 256GB
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There's nothing wrong with the write performance of the 120GB drive, either.