OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G (120 GB)

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Item 1602: OCZ Vertex Series 120GB OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
BrandOCZ
FamilyVertex Series
PartOCZSSD2-1VTX120G
Size120 GB
Cache64 MB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot
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Warranty2 year
OCZSSD2-1VTX120G Reviews13 (avg: 4.7/5)
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 77.99 1.54
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX120G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 79.99 1.50
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 89.99 1.33
SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 94.95 1.26
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 99.17 1.21
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 103.95 1.15
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL120GB-DX SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 109.98 1.09
PNY XLR8 SSD9SC120GMDF-RB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 109.99 1.09
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 109.99 1.09
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120GB-MX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 114.99 1.04
A-DATA S510 AS510S3-120GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 114.99 1.04
A-DATA S510 AS510S3-120GM-O SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 114.99 1.04
PNY Prevail SSD9SC120GCDA-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 119.70 1.00
Kingston SSDNow V+200 SVP200S3B/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 119.77 1.00
Kingston SSDNow V+200 KW-S2120-4B SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 123.99 0.97
PNY XLR8 PRO SSD9SC120GCDA-RB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 124.17 0.97
G.SKILL Phoenix III FM-25S3-120GBP3 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 124.99 0.96
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 128.00 0.94
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3B/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 128.60 0.93
Verbatim 47378 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 132.99 0.90
PNY Prevail Elite SSD9SC120GEDE-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 138.99 0.86
PNY Prevail Elite SSD9SC120GEDA-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 139.99 0.86
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 141.99 0.85
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW120A310 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 142.24 0.84
Super Talent TeraNova FTM12N325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 2 142.40 0.84
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 VTXPLR2-25SAT2-120GB Indilinx Barefoot 2 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 120 3 142.54 0.84
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-NB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 143.92 0.83
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 148.05 0.81
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW120A3K5 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 149.99 0.80
Intel 330 Series SSDSC2CT120A3K5 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 154.99 0.77
A-DATA S511 AS511S3-120GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 159.99 0.75
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3B/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 163.76 0.73
Kingston SSDNow V+200 KW-S2320-4B SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 170.80 0.70
Patriot Pyro PP120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 180.49 0.66
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 181.99 0.66
Super Talent TeraDrive CT3 FTM12C325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 2 185.20 0.65
Corsair Neutron Series CSSD-N120GB3-BK LAMD LM87800 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 188.37 0.64
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 189.99 0.63
Kingston HyperX SH100S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 189.99 0.63
OCZ Vertex 3 - MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 193.99 0.62
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 194.99 0.62
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 215.12 0.56
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 237.49 0.51
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 241.68 0.50
Patriot Wildfire PW120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 249.02 0.48
Patriot Mac Series XT PAXT120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 249.99 0.48
Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH120G2K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 271.99 0.44
Intel 510 Series SSDSC2MH120A2K5 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 285.00 0.42
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW120G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 311.88 0.38
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 349.00 0.34
Corsair Reactor Series CSSD-R120GB2-BRKT JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s + USB 128 120 2 379.28 0.32
Transcend TS120GSSD25D-M SATA 3 Gb/s 120 437.99 0.27
OCZ Core Series V2 OCZSSD2-2C120G SATA 3 Gb/s + Mini USB 120 2 525.99 0.23
OCZ Apex Series OCZSSD2-1APX120G SATA 3 Gb/s 120 2 563.99 0.21
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 120 2 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Seek Time< 0.1sec
ReadUp to 250 MB/s
WriteUp to 180MB/s
Sustained WriteUp to 100MB/s
Power
Stand by0.5W
Normal2W
Reliability
Warranty2 year
MTBF1.5 million hours

OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX120G Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 1 - April 7, 2010
Hot Hardware - 4-Way SSD Round-Up Redux: OCZ, Corsair, PhotoFast - Sept. 1, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex RAID-0 Performance (9/10) Golden Tachometer Award - April 2, 2009
CD Freaks - OCZ Technology Vertex Series 120GB SSD Review (5/5) Editor's Choice - Feb. 26, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G (9/10) - Feb. 19, 2009

Other OCZ Vertex Series Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: August 2011 - Aug. 26, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: July 2011 - July 18, 2011
Phoronix - OCZ Vertex SATA 2.0 60GB SSD - May 22, 2009

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