With the Agility and Vertex product lines from OCZ in their fourth generations it was exciting to see OCZ change things up and introduce a new model late last year. With a unique design and an Indilinx controller inside it looks like it could really shake things up. I’m excited to see how it will perform, especially compared to the Agility 4 and Vertex 4 that we have recently taken a look at. OCZ gave it the Vector name and in some cases that means “a force or influence”, let’s find out if the OCZ Vector will be a force or influence in the SSD market.
Product Name: OCZ Vector SSD 256GB
Review Sample Provided by: OCZ
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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Specifications |
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Performance |
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Sequential Reads |
550MB/s |
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Sequential Writes |
530MB/s |
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Random 4k Read IOPS |
100,000 IOPS |
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Random 4k Write IOPS |
95,000 IOPS |
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Physical |
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Usable Capacities (IDEMA) |
128GB, 256GB, 512GB |
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NAND Components |
25nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) |
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NAND Controller |
Indilinx Barefoot 3 |
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Interface |
SATA 3 6Gb/s (Backwards compatible with SATA II 3Gb/s) |
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Form Factor |
2.5 Inch, Ultra-slim 7mm |
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Dimension (L x W x H) |
99.7 x 69.75 x 7mm |
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Weight |
115g |
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Reliability/Protection |
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MTBF |
1.3 million hours |
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Data Path Protection |
BCH ECC corrects up to 28 random bits/1KB |
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Product Health Monitoring |
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support |
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Environmental |
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Power Consumption |
Idle: 0.9W, Active: 2.25W |
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Operating Temperature |
0°C ~ 55°C |
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Storage Temperature |
-45°C ~ 85°C |
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Shock Resistance |
1500G/0.5ms |
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Certifications |
RoHS, CE, FCC, KCC, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI |
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Compatibility |
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Serial ATA (SATA) |
Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0. Fully compliant with ATA/ATAPI-8 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ) |
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Operating System |
Windows / Mac OS X / Linux |
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Additional Features |
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Performance Optimization |
TRIM, Idle Time Garbage Collection |
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Endurance |
Rated for 20GB/day of host writes for 5 years under typical client workloads |
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Service & Support |
5-Year Warranty, Toll-Free Tech Support, 24 Hour Forum Support, Firmware Updates |
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Included Accessories |
Acronis® True Image HD cloning software registration key (current version compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.) and a 3.5" desktop adapter |
