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OCZ-VERT (ExtHD)

EX3 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 121% (3rd of 639)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 1f75 PID 0621 Model: OCZ-VERT EX3
Poor: 57%Average: 121% Great: 153%

Outstanding average bench

The OCZ-VERT EX3 120GB averaged 20.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ-VERT EX3 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 32.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 22.9MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ-VERT EX3 120GB is 96%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the OCZ-VERT EX3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 152MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 72.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 3121%
Min Avg Max
39.5 Read 152 245
36.4 Write 116 151
37.5 Mixed 126 187
36.1 SusWrite 72.6 114
152% 117 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 19 21.8
7.2 4K Write 22.9 28.3
10.5 4K Mixed 13.3 20.1
1,301% 18.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.5 DQ Read 21.6 23.7
21.1 DQ Write 32.6 38.5
10.4 DQ Mixed 13.9 26.1
1,665% 22.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
77GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
153% Outstanding
Read 245
Write 151
Mixed 179
231% 191 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 11.3
1,341% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 26.4
DQ Mixed 11.2
1,366% 20.3 MB/s
85GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
149% Outstanding
Read 241
Write 148
Mixed 187
232% 192 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 11.1
1,308% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 37.1
DQ Mixed 11.7
1,745% 23.9 MB/s
41GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 121 121 129 114 86 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 141
Mixed 170
SusWrite 114
206% 159 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 18.3
1,507% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 23.7
DQ Write 38.5
DQ Mixed 26.1
2,285% 29.4 MB/s
79GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
122% Outstanding
Read 106
Write 102
Mixed 103
133% 104 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 10.7
1,313% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 27.7
DQ Mixed 10.9
1,390% 19.8 MB/s
106GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 39.5
Write 36.4
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 36.1
51% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 15.4
1,241% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 16.5
DQ Write 21.1
DQ Mixed 17.7
1,381% 18.4 MB/s
96GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 0 45 105 104 105 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 67.9
125% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 20.1
1,004% 15.8 MB/s
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