I just ordered OCZ Vertex...
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I just ordered OCZ Vertex...
Hi,
I don't know how but one of the UK on-line retailers stocked 2 OCZ Vertex 30GB. Just ordered one - should get it on Tuesday, so I will post immediately some benchmarks/real life results
I don't know how but one of the UK on-line retailers stocked 2 OCZ Vertex 30GB. Just ordered one - should get it on Tuesday, so I will post immediately some benchmarks/real life results
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Sorry, I couldn't afford to buy 2. But I'm preparing good set of tests for single drive using 2 different PC's:
1. With Asus P5Q Pro (check my sig for details)
2. With Abit A-N78HD and AMD LE-1250
I wish I have some mobo with AMD chipset in HTPC, than all bases would be covered... Maybe next week...
1. With Asus P5Q Pro (check my sig for details)
2. With Abit A-N78HD and AMD LE-1250
I wish I have some mobo with AMD chipset in HTPC, than all bases would be covered... Maybe next week...
OCZ Vertex 30GB benchmarks - HD Tune Pro, HD Tach, ATTO
Hi,
I just received my OCZ Vertex 30GB from Aria.co.uk
It arrived with NTFS partition on it what I see a bit strange - probably it was review sample.
Firmware is 00.P
Anyway, first impressions.
Specification from the box:
Size: 99,88mm x 69,63mm x 9,3mm
Operating Temp: 0-70C
Max Performance*: Read: Up to 230MB/s, Write: Up to 135MB/s
Sustained Write: Up to 80MB/s
Shock Resistance: 1500G, 0,5ms
Vibration: 20G Peek, 10-20KHz with 3 axis
MTBF: 1,500,000 hrs
* - Based on ATTO
Below first test setup and results of the first benchmarks.
Intel E8400 @ 3.6GHz with Ninja
Asus P5Q Pro
6GB Corsair DHX 800MHz@1066MHz C5
Asus EN8600GT
1xSamsung F1 320GB (OS)
Winxp SP3
HD Tune Pro 3.50
64kb block size
HD Tach 3.0.4
Quick bench
Long bench
ATTO
Later, I will run same benchmarks on the same PC and the second PC with Vertex as a OS drive (windows and Linux Ubuntu 8.10) installed on it.
I just received my OCZ Vertex 30GB from Aria.co.uk
It arrived with NTFS partition on it what I see a bit strange - probably it was review sample.
Firmware is 00.P
Anyway, first impressions.
Specification from the box:
Size: 99,88mm x 69,63mm x 9,3mm
Operating Temp: 0-70C
Max Performance*: Read: Up to 230MB/s, Write: Up to 135MB/s
Sustained Write: Up to 80MB/s
Shock Resistance: 1500G, 0,5ms
Vibration: 20G Peek, 10-20KHz with 3 axis
MTBF: 1,500,000 hrs
* - Based on ATTO
Below first test setup and results of the first benchmarks.
Intel E8400 @ 3.6GHz with Ninja
Asus P5Q Pro
6GB Corsair DHX 800MHz@1066MHz C5
Asus EN8600GT
1xSamsung F1 320GB (OS)
Winxp SP3
HD Tune Pro 3.50
64kb block size
HD Tach 3.0.4
Quick bench
Long bench
ATTO
Later, I will run same benchmarks on the same PC and the second PC with Vertex as a OS drive (windows and Linux Ubuntu 8.10) installed on it.
Hi,
Now some results with OS installed. I installed Windows XP SP3 and using it since about 3-4 hours. Installation of the OS and software was smooth and a bit faster than with Samsung F1 320GB. I didn't notice any stuttering. Windows was switching off VERY slow until I disabled swap file. Booting is a bit faster. Apps starting almost immediately - and I mean immediately. Even Photoshop CS needs just 2-3 seconds to show the face.
No issues when multi-tasking.
Now some benches, but first test setup:
Intel E8400 @ 3.6GHz with Ninja
Asus P5Q Pro
6GB Corsair DHX 800MHz@1066MHz C5
Asus EN8600GT
1 x OCZ Vertex - AHCI Mode (OS)
WinXP SP3
HD Tune Pro 3.50
64kb block size
HD Tach 3.0.4
Quick bench
Long Bench
ATTO
We can see some drop in the performance with OS installed on it, but in my opinion most important is that I didn't notice any stuttering/freezing during install and multi-tasking. Overall, my system works better and faster than with previous config. Is it worth £120? It depends from ones priorities.
I should add some disclaimer: My version of windows xp is tweaked a bit and even with old HDD's was working much faster (installing in about 12min) than 'normal' XP so maybe this is why difference isn't bigger for me.
fyleow: I don't know. Maybe because this programs working in the different way? HDTach always showing higher results for the empty SSD.
Now some results with OS installed. I installed Windows XP SP3 and using it since about 3-4 hours. Installation of the OS and software was smooth and a bit faster than with Samsung F1 320GB. I didn't notice any stuttering. Windows was switching off VERY slow until I disabled swap file. Booting is a bit faster. Apps starting almost immediately - and I mean immediately. Even Photoshop CS needs just 2-3 seconds to show the face.
No issues when multi-tasking.
Now some benches, but first test setup:
Intel E8400 @ 3.6GHz with Ninja
Asus P5Q Pro
6GB Corsair DHX 800MHz@1066MHz C5
Asus EN8600GT
1 x OCZ Vertex - AHCI Mode (OS)
WinXP SP3
HD Tune Pro 3.50
64kb block size
HD Tach 3.0.4
Quick bench
Long Bench
ATTO
We can see some drop in the performance with OS installed on it, but in my opinion most important is that I didn't notice any stuttering/freezing during install and multi-tasking. Overall, my system works better and faster than with previous config. Is it worth £120? It depends from ones priorities.
I should add some disclaimer: My version of windows xp is tweaked a bit and even with old HDD's was working much faster (installing in about 12min) than 'normal' XP so maybe this is why difference isn't bigger for me.
fyleow: I don't know. Maybe because this programs working in the different way? HDTach always showing higher results for the empty SSD.
No, I didn't align - I intended to test first as it is. I will optimize (everything what I can find on the OCZ forum) and test today or tomorrow. But, honestly, I found benchmarks very unreliable - ATTO behaving strange at least.
- when I test from different OS and program file is on the different disk (my Samsung F1 320GB) than result is very low.
- when I test from different OS but program file is on the OCZ Vertex than result is better.
- highest result I'm getting when testings is under OS installed on the Vertex and program file is there too.
The difference between lowest and highest is more than 20%!
AS you see - benchmarks simply s***s! Most important is real life performance and this is great up to now. Actually, is so good that I decided to sell my F1 and buy more Vertex
- when I test from different OS and program file is on the different disk (my Samsung F1 320GB) than result is very low.
- when I test from different OS but program file is on the OCZ Vertex than result is better.
- highest result I'm getting when testings is under OS installed on the Vertex and program file is there too.
The difference between lowest and highest is more than 20%!
AS you see - benchmarks simply s***s! Most important is real life performance and this is great up to now. Actually, is so good that I decided to sell my F1 and buy more Vertex
Wojtek, your atto bench doesn't look right there...
Received my 30GB Vertex last night, and did a quick test in my X38 rig:
The drive arrived with 1275 firmware installed, and I aligned the drive as per Tony's instructions in this thread: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum ... hp?t=53756
Will run another bench once it's installed in my Asus P5N7A rig later on.
Received my 30GB Vertex last night, and did a quick test in my X38 rig:
The drive arrived with 1275 firmware installed, and I aligned the drive as per Tony's instructions in this thread: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum ... hp?t=53756
Will run another bench once it's installed in my Asus P5N7A rig later on.
I'm getting alot of funny results out of my drive and I can't figure out why...
I would be laughing, had I not known that we are talking about a single drive on a SATA 3Gbps connection...
Spectacular performance, don't you say? Average read speed at or over the theoretical max of SATA 3Gbps...
ATTO looks as it should, though...
I would be laughing, had I not known that we are talking about a single drive on a SATA 3Gbps connection...
Spectacular performance, don't you say? Average read speed at or over the theoretical max of SATA 3Gbps...
ATTO looks as it should, though...
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In my opinion..absolutely not. SSD technology (for large amounts of storage) is still in its early stages. It simply isn't refined, and it is WAY too expensive for each Gig.wojtek wrote: Overall, my system works better and faster than with previous config. Is it worth £120?
In less than a year they will be half the price, and probably twice as fast.
OCZ Vertex 30GB benchmarks - HD Tune Pro, HD Tach, ATTO
Hi,
Sorry about lack of updates - I've been busy recently. Now again unemployed so will catch up with stuff...
I will post some benchmarks tomorrow evening (GMT) but cutting long story short - this drive is just GREAT. After 4 months as a system drive, I don't see any changes in performance, any stuttering, etc. It's still same config as before - FF cache in ramdisk, WinXP SP3, standard tweaks for OS and drive (this is only change - aligned partition) and still original firmware!
Tomorrow I will post benchmarks and more details regarding config.
Sorry about lack of updates - I've been busy recently. Now again unemployed so will catch up with stuff...
I will post some benchmarks tomorrow evening (GMT) but cutting long story short - this drive is just GREAT. After 4 months as a system drive, I don't see any changes in performance, any stuttering, etc. It's still same config as before - FF cache in ramdisk, WinXP SP3, standard tweaks for OS and drive (this is only change - aligned partition) and still original firmware!
Tomorrow I will post benchmarks and more details regarding config.
I've had a 64GB samsung SSD (the OEM drive from novatech.co.uk) in my rig for a few months running windows 7 and haven't had any problems with it. Transfer speeds aren't as good as the vertex drives but still over double what my WD2500KS can do (reading or writing).
For the time being if you are thinking of an SSD I would suggest a SSD be used for the OS plus apps that need the boost and a regular spinning drive for mass storage and all your other not-so-speed-sensitive apps.
For the time being if you are thinking of an SSD I would suggest a SSD be used for the OS plus apps that need the boost and a regular spinning drive for mass storage and all your other not-so-speed-sensitive apps.
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OCZ Vertex 30GB benchmarks - HD Tune Pro, HD Tach, ATTO
Hi,
Here is ATTO result after 4 months of using OCZ Vertex 30GB as a OS drive. Keep in mind that it's with first version of the firmware. FF cache in ramdisk, no swap, WinXP SP3,
Partition alignment is ESSENTIAL!
As I wrote 2 days ago - I did NOT notice any changes in the system responsiveness.
One important notice:
I often accessing files inside archives via Total Commander which has a temp folder on Vertex - this adding something like 1-1.5 GB of writes per day.
It was a well invested £120... Now, just to get a job and then I will buy another, bigger model for my most essential documents.
Here is ATTO result after 4 months of using OCZ Vertex 30GB as a OS drive. Keep in mind that it's with first version of the firmware. FF cache in ramdisk, no swap, WinXP SP3,
Partition alignment is ESSENTIAL!
As I wrote 2 days ago - I did NOT notice any changes in the system responsiveness.
One important notice:
I often accessing files inside archives via Total Commander which has a temp folder on Vertex - this adding something like 1-1.5 GB of writes per day.
It was a well invested £120... Now, just to get a job and then I will buy another, bigger model for my most essential documents.