The Max IOPS RevoDrive 3's are based on the PCI Express x4 interface (PCIe-to-SAS controller) and utilizes OCZ's Virtual Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0. As discussed in The OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 Preview: Second-Gen SandForce Goes PCIe, VCA "reduces CPU overhead by implementing queue balancing algorithms, and it improves direct memory access". In addition, it adds TRIM and SCSI Unmap support, which are designed to help with minimizing write amplification and maintain performance.
The RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS comes in three capacities, 120 GB, 240 GB and 480 GB, and offers performance of sequential read and writes speeds up to 1000 MB/s and 950 MB/s, with 4KB random write performance of up to 140,000 IOPS. The original RevoDrive 3 offers performance of sequential read and writes speeds up to 1025 MB/s and 925 MB/s, with 4KB random write performance of up to 130,000 IOPS.
The RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS comes in three capacities; 240 GB, 480 GB and 960 GB. The RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS offers performance of sequential read and writes speeds up to 1900 MB/s and 1725 MB/s, with 4KB random write performance of up to 245,000 IOPS. The original RevoDrive 3 X2 offers performance of sequential read and writes speeds up to 1500 MB/s and 1300 MB/s, with 4KB random write performance of up to 230,000 IOPS.
"The new RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS solid state drives further expand on our original PCIe series, and are designed to deliver even more bandwidth for the most demanding applications," said Daryl Lang, VP of Product Management, OCZ Technology Group. "Engineered to leverage the benefits of multi-threaded processors and applications, the Max IOPS provides both the performance and features required by clients to address the most intensive workloads common in high performance computing and workstation environments."
You can learn more about the RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS and RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS at their product pages.
