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As the fourth generation of the legendary Vertex family, the Vertex 4 Series pushes storage performance to the max and redefines the modern day computing experience. Vertex 4 SSDs are innovatively engineered to deliver industry-leading file transfer rates and superior system responsiveness, all while providing a more durable, reliable, and energy efficient storage solution compared to traditional hard drives. Designed to take full advantage of the SATA III interface, the Vertex 4 unleashes ultimate productivity, gaming, and multimedia applications.
Up to 535 MB/s Sequential Reads
Up to 95,000 Random Read IOPS
Up to 120,000 Maximum IOPS
Available in 128GB to 512GB Capacities
Access Latency as low as 0.02ms
Strong performance at lower queue depths
Mirroring real-world performance scenarios over a broad spectrum of consumer desktop and mobile applications, Vertex 4 SSDs are designed to provide a superior user experience and extreme performance over the other current solutions available on the market. With the cutting-edge Indilinx Everest 2 platform, Vertex 4 is optimized for consistent, high speeds with the complete spectrum of file types and sizes including both compressible and incompressible data for balanced performance like no other drive you've experienced.
Industry's highest IOPs performance up to 120,000
Incredible performance in workstation and heavy-duty environments with multiple data threads
No compression-related performance limitations
Better performance with "real world" data streams of varying "compressibility" as well as fully incompressible data such as videos and multimedia files, encrypted data, archive files such as .ZIP files and software.
Indilinx InfusedTM Everest 2 platform
Leading edge dual-ARM controller architecture enables faster performance like nothing else you've experienced.
Fast boot times and ultra-low latency
Boot up in as little as 9 seconds, and industry-low latencies of .04 reads and .02 writes enable superior multitasking and flawless performance
Industry-leading 5 year warranty
Backed by OCZ's renowned service for ultimate peace of mind.
Ndurance 2.0 Technology
Advanced suite of NAND Flash management to increase durability and reliability to expand the NAND's lifespan
AS SSD
Vertex 4 512GB
Vertex 3 480GB
Seq. Read MB/s
560
503.1
Seq. Write MB/s
510
245.7
4k Read MB/s
32.9
25.6
4k Write MB/s
121.8
22.1
4k-64 Read MB/s
351.9
219.5
4k-64 Write MB/s
297.8
144.5
Read Score MB/s
431
295
Write Score MB/s
466
191
Overall Score
1,129
634
Faster Performance for Cost-Effectiveness
SSDs have 100x greater throughput and instantaneous access times for quicker boot ups, faster file transfers, and overall snappier performance than hard drives.
Because many HDDs are needed to achieve the same performance, SSDs offer greater cost effectiveness for IOPS per dollar.
Greater Durability
The non-mechanical design of NAND flash mounted to circuit boards are shock resistant up to 1500g, unlike HDDs with various moving parts.
Less Power, Silent Operation
SSDs use significantly less wattage at peak load than hard drives, delivering longer battery life in notebooks, less power strain on system, and a cooler computing environment.
With no moving parts, SSDs run virtually silent in your notebook or PC case to eliminate distracting noises during gaming or entertainment.
For more information about SSDs vs. HDDs, SSD FAQ, and tutorials please visit the OCZ SSD Zone.
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Performance
128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
Sequential Reads
560MB/s
560 MB/s
560 MB/s
Sequential Writes
430 MB/s
510 MB/s
510 MB/s
Random 4k Read IOPS
90,000 IOPS
90,000 IOPS
95,000 IOPS
Random 4k Write IOPS
85,000 IOPS
85,000 IOPS
85,000 IOPS
Maximum IOPS (512 RR)
120,000 IOPS
120,000 IOPS
120,000 IOPS
1. Maximum sequential speeds are determined using ATTO, 2. Small file I/O performance is measured using IOMeter 2010 3. Maximum I/O performance is measured using IOMeter 2010, 512 bytes Random
Physical
Usable Capacities (IDEMA)
128GB
NAND Components
2Xnm Synchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
Interface
SATA III / 6Gbps (backwards compatible with SATA II / 3Gbps)
Form Factor
2.5 Inch
NAND Controller
Indilinx Everest 2
DRAM Cache
Up to 1GB
Dimensions (L x W x H)
99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3 mm
Reliability/Protection
MTBF
2 million hours
Data Path Protection
BCH ECC corrects up to 128 random bits/1KB
Data Encryption
256-bit AES-compliant, ATA Security Mode Features
Product Health Monitoring
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support
Environmental
Power Consumption
Idle: 1.3 W Active: 2.5 W
Operating Temperature
0°C ~ 70°C
Ambient Temperature
0°C ~ 55°C
Storage Temperature
-45°C ~ 85°C
Shock Resistance
1500G
Compatibility
Serial ATA (SATA)
Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0. Fully compliant with ATA/ATAPI-8 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Operating System
Windows XP 32-bit /64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit / 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit; Linux; Mac OS X
Additional Features
Performance Optimization
TRIM (requires OS support), dynamic and static wear-leveling, background garbage collection, Indilinx nDurance 2.0 Technology to extend SSD lifespan
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Reviews from the Web
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OCZ certainly ups the Vertex 4's game with its new software, and we commend the fact that the company is striving to improve its products. If you were happy enough with Vertex 4 to buy the drive after our original review, surely you were happy to see the SSD's performance get even better in
The latest Vertex 4 firmware updates provide a noticeable boost in sequential write speed at 128GB and 256GB capacities, and the low queue depth sequential read performance issue has also been fixed.
With the Vertex 4 128GB model, OCZ have succeeded in creating a downright affordable high performance drive that will help change public perception of SSDs from bleeding-edge novelty to valid (and desirable) mainstream option.
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With the 1.5 firmware already installed when I recieved this drive I have had zero problems with it. Fast for a 128 gig. Got mine for $100 price matched.
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Pros, I bought this drive when it first released. They have made several firmware updates and turned this drive into a beast. With this drive alone I beat all of my friends loading into games or loading multiple programs. In RAID the drives can run over 800mbps. Comes with the mounting tray unlike it's Samsung equivalent.
Windows 7 & 8 can chew up a lot of space on it for swap files, still a bit small for every day carefree use, so it windows needes to be optimized for this drive.
Would be cool it it cam with optimum auto settings that windows could see without user input.
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I use it as Windows boot drive and most programs that don't require speed run on Sata3 drive as secondary .
System ran 9 months with sata 2 only drive and 1 month with Vertex 4 drive flawlessly then I was getting Blue screen crash and mufti-reboots which appeared to be a timing issue .
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Obviously you could spend more for a larger SSD but I've had this one for just over 3 months now and have only used ~60GB. I have windows on it, and the programs that I use most. It's a great performer, and the super fast boot time is really great.
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The drive failed and took all my data with it. I thought with no moving parts a SSD would be more durable than a hard drive (infinite life in theory?). I was wrong. I have 8 hard drives running fine, but this thing failed.
installed one for my HTPC in the living room since it's onsale right now, not much to say, it does the job, super quick boot up and shutdown, spend minimal time indexing and maximal time watching movies, it's dope!
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Computer boots to home screen in about 13 seconds now, down from around 24-25 seconds on a WD Black HDD. Easy setup and install, no problems with the bracket or mounting. Works just as it should. Also it's great not having to wait for the drive to spin up or warm up when you need a file.
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