SmogHog
04-09-2011, 12:29 AM
OCZ Vertex 3 Review by Anandtech
Approximately 90% of what OCZ ships in the Vertex 2 and 3 is using Intel or Micron NAND. Those two tend to be the most interchangeable as they physically come from the same plant. Intel/Micron have also been on the forefront of driving new process technologies so it makes sense to ship as much of that stuff as you can given the promise of lower costs.
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/storage/OCZ/Vertex3/120/smDSC_2685.jpg
Let's first look at the expected performance differences between the 120GB Vertex 3 and the 240GB drive previewed earlier this year
SPECS_________ 120GB__________ 240GB ______________480GB
Max Read _____Up to 550mb/s ____Up to 520mb/s _____Up to 530mb/s
Max Write _____Up to 500mb/s ____Up to 520mb/s _____Up to 450mb/s
4KB Random Read _20K IOPS______ 40K IOPS_________ 50K IOPS
4KB Random Write_ 60K IOPS______ 60K IOPS_________ 40K IOPS
MSRP_____________ $250_________ $500_____________ $1800
OCZ Vertex 3 LineupSpecs (6Gbps)120GB240GB480GBMax ReadUp to 550MB/sUp to 550MB/sUp to 530MB/sMax WriteUp to 500MB/sUp to 520MB/sUp to 450MB/s4KB Random Read20K IOPS40K IOPS50K IOPS4KB Random Write60K IOPS60K IOPS40K IOPSMSRP$249.99$499.99$1799.99
There's a slight drop in peak sequential performance and a big drop in random read speed. Remember our discussion of ratings from earlier? The Vertex 3 was of course rated before my recent conversations with OCZ, so we may not be getting the full picture here.
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/storage/OCZ/Vertex3/120/smDSC_2686.jpg
Inside the 120GB Vertex 3 are 16 Intel 25nm 64Gbit (8GB) NAND devices. Each device has a single 25nm 64Gbit die inside it, with the capacity of a single die reserved for RAISE in addition to the typical ~7% spare area.
The 240GB pre-production drive previewed by comparison had twice as many 25nm die per package (2 x 64Gbit per NAND device vs. 1 x 64Gbit). If you read our SF-2000 launch article one of the major advantages of the SF-2000 controller has over its predecessor is the ability to activate twice as many NAND die at the same time. What does all of this mean for performance? We're about to find out.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4256/the-ocz-vertex-3-review-120gb/5
Approximately 90% of what OCZ ships in the Vertex 2 and 3 is using Intel or Micron NAND. Those two tend to be the most interchangeable as they physically come from the same plant. Intel/Micron have also been on the forefront of driving new process technologies so it makes sense to ship as much of that stuff as you can given the promise of lower costs.
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/storage/OCZ/Vertex3/120/smDSC_2685.jpg
Let's first look at the expected performance differences between the 120GB Vertex 3 and the 240GB drive previewed earlier this year
SPECS_________ 120GB__________ 240GB ______________480GB
Max Read _____Up to 550mb/s ____Up to 520mb/s _____Up to 530mb/s
Max Write _____Up to 500mb/s ____Up to 520mb/s _____Up to 450mb/s
4KB Random Read _20K IOPS______ 40K IOPS_________ 50K IOPS
4KB Random Write_ 60K IOPS______ 60K IOPS_________ 40K IOPS
MSRP_____________ $250_________ $500_____________ $1800
OCZ Vertex 3 LineupSpecs (6Gbps)120GB240GB480GBMax ReadUp to 550MB/sUp to 550MB/sUp to 530MB/sMax WriteUp to 500MB/sUp to 520MB/sUp to 450MB/s4KB Random Read20K IOPS40K IOPS50K IOPS4KB Random Write60K IOPS60K IOPS40K IOPSMSRP$249.99$499.99$1799.99
There's a slight drop in peak sequential performance and a big drop in random read speed. Remember our discussion of ratings from earlier? The Vertex 3 was of course rated before my recent conversations with OCZ, so we may not be getting the full picture here.
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/storage/OCZ/Vertex3/120/smDSC_2686.jpg
Inside the 120GB Vertex 3 are 16 Intel 25nm 64Gbit (8GB) NAND devices. Each device has a single 25nm 64Gbit die inside it, with the capacity of a single die reserved for RAISE in addition to the typical ~7% spare area.
The 240GB pre-production drive previewed by comparison had twice as many 25nm die per package (2 x 64Gbit per NAND device vs. 1 x 64Gbit). If you read our SF-2000 launch article one of the major advantages of the SF-2000 controller has over its predecessor is the ability to activate twice as many NAND die at the same time. What does all of this mean for performance? We're about to find out.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4256/the-ocz-vertex-3-review-120gb/5