OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD
Testing
Test Rig
CPU: Intel Q9450 @3.2GHZ
Motherboard: Asus P5QL Pro
RAM: Super Talent 4GB
Graphics: Sapphire HD 5770 1GB
PSU: Nesteq 800w
OS: Windows 7 x64
Methodology
To test a storage device the best way to do it is to run a few synthetic benchmarks and follow up with some real world tests. The first batch included:
- Sisoft Sandra
- HDTach
- Crystal Disk Benchmark
- PCMark Vantage
In terms of rthe latter, I decided to focus on boot times for the OS and a the RTS game, Dawn of War II Chaos Rising.
For comparison purposes, the Kingston SSD Now 100Gb will be used.
Results
HD Tach
Short – OCZ Vertex 2
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Short - Kingston SSDNow 96GB
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Long – OCZ Vertex 2
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Long - Kingston SSDNow 96GB
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While the Vertex 2 might have some larger peaks and troughs than the Kingston drive, it certaily has a more consistent read speed throughout its virtual platter.
Sandra
OCZ Vertex 2
- Drive Score: 258 MB/s
- Random Access time: 7 micro seconds
Kingston SSDNow 96GB
- Drive Score: 220.15
- Random Access time: 47 micro seconds
Here the Vertex shows a stronger drive score with a 38MB/s lead and a far improved random access time which gives improved gaming performance – like an SSD would have problems with that anyway – and better transfer speeds for lots of smaller files.
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