OCZ Vertex 3 Pro SandForce SF-2000 Based SSD Preview

Name: OCZ Vertex 3 Pro SandForce SF-2000 Based SSD Preview - Page 10
Brand: OCZ

by Marco Chiappetta — Thursday, February 17, 2011, 03:00 AM EDT

Performance Summary: Even in this early beta stage, OCZ made summarizing the Vertex 3 Pro’s performance nice and easy. In every meaningful test we ran, the upcoming OCZ Vertex 3 Pro was the fastest, standalone 2.5” SATA SSD we have tested to date. The drive consistently performed at the top of the charts, in every benchmark, and even exceeded its expected specifications on some workloads (i.e. large block sizes in ATTO). It may not be ready for retail just yet, but even now, the Vertex 3 Pro’s performance is unrivaled.

OCZ expects to have the Vertex 3 series of Solid State Drives on store shelves sometime next month, beginning with the enterprise-class Pro version we looked at here and following up later with the more affordable standard edition, targeted at the consumer space. At a capacity of 100GB, OCZ expects to sell the Vertex 3 Pro for around $525, the 200GB drive for $775, and a 400GB model for $1350. Pricey, yes, but with a super-cap and the kind of performance these drives offer, the prices are justifiable in the enterprise-space. No word yet on pricing for the “non-Pro” variants, but OCZ did mention they will be priced “significantly lower.”

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OCZ’s SSD line-up has historically been very strong. And with SandForce’s latest technology under the hood moving forward, the company’s future line-up should continue the trend. We’ve got the bulk of the line-up outlined above. Considering we’ve tested a beta drive that’s not quite polished yet, we can’t help but be impressed by what OCZ has coming down the pipeline. The Vertex 3 Pro was a top-notch performer throughout testing and we can’t wait to see what the consumer-class version brings to the table.


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Tags: SSD, OCZ, Storage, SandForce, solid state, SATA III, SF-2000, Enteprise

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com