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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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Incompressible Data Test

Contents

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

For this test, we set CrystalDiskMark to the default mode, which uses incompressible data.

OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Solid State Drive Review

In the sequential read test using incompressible data, the Kingston HyperX 3K outperformed the OCZ Vertex 4 by a margin of 22 percent. However, in the sequential write test using incompressible data, the OCZ Vertex 4 came out on top, achieving 40% higher performance than the Kingston HyperX 3K.

OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Solid State Drive Review

The Kingston HyperX 3K achieved 45% better performance than the OCZ Vertex 4 in the random read test using 512 KB blocks. Moving on to the random write test using 512 KB blocks, the OCZ Vertex 4 achieved the highest level of performance, beating the Kingston HyperX 3K by 39 percent.

OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Solid State Drive Review

In the random read test using 4 KB blocks, the OCZ Vertex 4 outperformed the Kingston HyperX 3K by a margin of 6 percent. It also achieved the best level of performance in the random write test using 4 KB blocks, achieving 10% higher performance than the Kingston HyperX 3K.

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