OCZ 256GB Vertex 4 Solid State Drive

Overview

As the fourth generation of the legendary Vertex line, the Vertex 4 Series pushes storage performance to the max and redefines the modern day computing experience. Vertex 4 SSDs are innovatively engineered to deliver industry-leading file transfer rates and superior system responsiveness, all while providing a more durable, reliable, and energy efficient storage solution compared to traditional hard drives. Designed to take full advantage of the SATA III interface, the Vertex 4 unleashes ultimate productivity, gaming, and multimedia applications.

Mirroring real-world performance scenarios over a broad spectrum of consumer desktop and mobile applications, Vertex 4 SSDs are designed to provide a superior user experience and extreme performance over the other current solutions available on the market. With the cutting-edge Indilinx Everest 2 platform, Vertex 4 is optimized for consistent, high speeds with the complete spectrum of file types and sizes including both compressible and incompressible data for balanced performance like no other drive you’ve experienced.

Industry-Leading Performance

• Up to 550 MB/s Sequential Reads
• Up to 95,000 Random Write IOPS
• Up to 120,000 Maximum IOPS
• Available in 128GB to 512GB Capacities
• Access Latency as Low as 0.02ms
• Strong Performance at Lower Queue Depths

Features

• Industry’s Highest I/O Performance Up to 120K IOPS
  Incredible performance in workstation and heavy-duty environments with multiple data threads
• No Compression-Related Performance Limitations
  Better performance with “real world” data streams of varying “compressibility” as well as fully incompressible data such as videos and multimedia files, encrypted data, archive files such as .ZIP files and software.
• Indilinx Infused™ Everest 2 Platform
  Leading edge dual-ARM controller architecture enables faster performance like nothing else you’ve experienced.
• Industry-Low Latency and Boot Ups
  Boot up in as little as 9 seconds, and experience latencies of 0.02ms enable superior responsiveness and data access.
• Ndurance 2.0 Technology
  Sophisticated advanced suite of NAND Flash management increases durability and reliability to expand the NAND’s lifespan.
• Industry-Leading 5 Year Warranty
  Backed by OCZ’s renowned service for ultimate peace of mind.

Specification

Performance

• Sequential Reads - 560 MB/s
• Sequential Writes - 510 MB/s
• Random 4k Read IOPS - 90,000 IOPS
• Random 4k Write IOPS - 85,000 IOPS
• Maximum IOPS (512B RR) - 120,000 IOPS

Physical

• Usable Capacities (IDEMA) - 256GB
• NAND Components - 2Xnm Synchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
• Interface - SATA III / 6Gbps (backwards compatible with SATA II / 3Gbps)
• Form Factor - 2.5 Inch
• NAND Controller - Indilinx Everest 2
• DRAM Cache - Up to 1GB
• Dimensions (L x W x H) - 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3 mm
• Weight - 83g

Additional Features

• Performance Optimization - TRIM (requires OS support), dynamic and static wear-leveling, background garbage collection
• Other Performance Features - NDurance 2.0 Technology (Reduced Write Amplification without Compression, Advanced Multi-Level ECC, Adaptive NAND Flash Management, Redundant NAND Array™ (RNA) Technology)
• Service & Support - 5-Year Warranty, Toll-Free Tech Support, 24 Hour Forum Support