OCZ's Vertex 3: Second-Generation SandForce For The Masses

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Test Setup

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Test Hardware
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge), 3.3 GHz, LGA 1155, 8 MB Shared L3, Power-savings enabled
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H
MemoryKingston Hyper-X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 @ DDR3-1333/1066, 1.5 V
Hard DriveIntel X25-M 160 GB SSDSA2M160G2GC, SATA 3Gb/s (System Drive)
Row 4 - Cell 0 Kingston SSDNow 100 V+ 120 GB SVP100S2/128G, SATA 3Gb/s
Row 5 - Cell 0 OCZ Agility 2 120 GB OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G, SATA 3Gb/s
Row 6 - Cell 0 Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500 GB ST9500325AS, SATA 3Gb/s
Row 7 - Cell 0 OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G, SATA 3Gb/s
Row 8 - Cell 0 Western Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB WD3000HLFS, SATA 3Gb/s
Row 9 - Cell 0 G.Skill SATA II 64 GB FM-25S2S-64GB, SATA 3Gb/s
Row 10 - Cell 0 OCZ Vertex 3 Pro 200 GB Beta Sample, SATA 6Gb/s
Row 11 - Cell 0 OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB Beta Sample, SATA 6Gb/s
Row 12 - Cell 0 Crucial C300 256 GB CTFDDAC256MAG SATA 6Gb/s
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
Power SupplySparkle 1250 W, 80 PLUS
System Software And Drivers
Operating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
DirectXDirectX 11
Graphics DriverIntel Display Driver 8.15.10.2266
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Benchmarks
Performance MeasurementsCrystalDiskMark 3.0 x64, set to read and write random data to drivePCMark Vantage 1.0.2.0
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2008.08.18, default configuration, not reading/writing random dataFile server Benchmark, Web server Benchmark, Database Benchmark, Workstation BenchmarkStreaming Reads, Streaming Writes4 KB Random Reads, 4 KB Random Writes

If you have been paying attention to the news, you already know about the SATA degradation problem in the H67 and P67 chipsets. As you know, this only affects the 3 Gb/s ports. We're testing on the 6 Gb/s ports here, so our results are unaffected.