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OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Solid State Drive Review

We take a look at OCZ’s latest high performance 256 GB solid state drive, the Vertex 4. Let’s see how it compares to the competition.

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How We Tested

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Closer Look
  • 3. How We Tested
  • 4. Compressible Data Test
  • 5. Incompressible Data Test
  • 6. Access Time
  • 7. Conclusions

During our testing procedures, we used the configuration listed below. The only variable component between each benchmarking session was the SSD being tested.

Hardware Configuration

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K
  • Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Champion
  • Memory: Four 4 GB Mushkin Ridgeback Redline (DDR3-2133, 1.65 V, 9-11-10-28) memory modules
  • Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 7950 3 GB
  • Video Monitor: Viewsonic VX2260WM
  • Power Supply: Corsair HX850W
  • CPU Cooler: Corsair H100
  • Boot Drive: Intel 520 Series 240 GB SSD

Software Configuration

  • Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit using NTFS file system
  • Intel INF Driver Version: 9.2.0.1016
  • NVIDIA Video Driver Version: 270.61
  • Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Software Used

  • AS SSD 1.6.4067.34354
  • CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64

Error Margin

We adopted a 3% error margin in our tests, meaning performance differences of less than 3% can’t be considered meaningful. Therefore, when the performance difference between two products is less than 3%, we consider them to have similar performance.

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