OCZ Agility EX Series SSD Review

CrystalDiskMark Performance

CrystalDiskMark is a new synthetic test we've started looking at that tests both sequential as well as random small and large file transfers.  It does a nice job of providing a quick look at best and worst case scenarios with SSD performance, best case being large sequential transfers and worse case being small, random 4K transfers. 

CrystalDiskMark Benchmarks
Synthetic File Transfer Tests


OCZ Agility EX - 60GB SLC SSD


Intel X-25M G2 - 160GB MLC SSD

The Agility EX provided superior results in the CrystalDiskMark test suite. At 258.7 MB/s sequential read speed, it actually surpassed its advertised performance once again. Furthermore, the drive turned in a blazing write speed of 193.5 MB/s. 4K reads were also strong, and 4K writes were good too, but the Intel drive's 4K writes were superior.

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