OCZ SSD consumer range of products consists of three named Solid, Agility and vertex (in order of increasing performance). Agility 3 we have on our test bench today, delivers a little 'less than 3 points OCZ Vertex, but also has a lower price.
Specifications
Brand :OCZ Technology
Model :Agility 3 240 GB
Controller :Sandforce SF-2281
Flash Type :Micron MLC, 25 nm
Form Factor :2.5"
Capacity :240 GB (223.57 GB usable) 8 GB overprovisioning
Interface :SATA 6 Gbps
Firmware :2.09
TRIM supported :Yes
NCQ supported :Yes
Warranty :3 Years
Packaging
OCZ come in a cardboard box of appropriate size. The main specifications product performance and features are visible on the front. Additional product information can be found in the fine print on the front and back.
You will receive:
- The SSD
- Documentation
- OCZ sticker
- Screws
- 2.5 "3.5"
- Adapter
The Drive
Drive complies with the dimensions mentioned by 2.5 "in size. It uses a rugged metal body that feels very solid and high quality.
OCZ's Agility 3 uses the SATA 6 Gbps interface. It is compatible with any other SATA standard, but will work at reduced performance in such a case.
OCZ flash chips using 16 and SandForce flash controller, which is located in the middle of the PCB. More DRAM cache to the chip, as well as other SSDs use the extra cache is not available.
As the controller has recently published real strength SF-2281 is used.
The 16 flash memory chips are made by Micron and have a capacity of 16 GB each, which are produced in a 25 nm process in production.
Test Setup
Test System
CPU :Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.3 GHz (Sandy Bridge, 6192 KB Cache)
Motherboard :ASUS P8H67-M EVO Intel H67
Memory :2x 2048 MB Crucial Ballistix Finned DDR3 @ 1333 MHz 6-6-6-18
Graphics :Intel Integrated
Software :Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers :SATA: Microsoft AHCI Display: Intel 15.21.13
Motherboard :ASUS P8H67-M EVO Intel H67
Memory :2x 2048 MB Crucial Ballistix Finned DDR3 @ 1333 MHz 6-6-6-18
Graphics :Intel Integrated
Software :Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers :SATA: Microsoft AHCI Display: Intel 15.21.13
After the initial setup and installation, we created a disk image that will be used to test each disk.
Automatic Updates was disabled for all applications. This ensures that for every revision each disk will have the same starting point, without any contamination from previous tests.
Our image uses about 25 GB hard drive, we have to resize the partition fills the free space on the disk.
The partitions have been checked to be harmonized.
To minimize random variations, each of the performance tests run ten times with reboot between the two tests to minimize the impact of disk cache.
We used the average of the ten passages the final score.
All pins of application to run the actual application and not replay traces on the disk.
Automatic Updates was disabled for all applications. This ensures that for every revision each disk will have the same starting point, without any contamination from previous tests.
Our image uses about 25 GB hard drive, we have to resize the partition fills the free space on the disk.
The partitions have been checked to be harmonized.
To minimize random variations, each of the performance tests run ten times with reboot between the two tests to minimize the impact of disk cache.
We used the average of the ten passages the final score.
All pins of application to run the actual application and not replay traces on the disk.
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