OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G (120 GB)

vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 6285: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB VTX3-25SAT3-120G
BrandOCZ
FamilyVertex 3
PartVTX3-25SAT3-120G
Size120 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
ControllerSandForce SF-2281
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Warranty3 years limited
VTX3-25SAT3-120G Reviews9 (avg: 4.7/5)
$ 89.99
$ 147.25
$ 189.99
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
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 89.79 1.43
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
Crucial v4 CT128V4SSD2BAA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 101.99 1.26
OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-128G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 104.99 1.22
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 99.17 1.21
OCZ Synapse Cache SYN-25SAT3-128G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 106.99 1.20
Crucial v4 CT128V4SSD2 PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 109.00 1.17
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
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW120A310 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 135.89 0.88
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
Super Talent TeraNova FTM12N325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 2 141.61 0.85
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 5 141.99 0.85
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 3 157.97 0.76
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
OCZ Vertex 3 - MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 171.06 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
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
Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 276.12 0.43
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 2 379.31 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

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2013-05-23 $89.99 -2.00
2013-05-20 $147.25 -0.01
2013-05-20 $147.26 +0.01
2013-05-18 $147.25 +0.54
2013-05-16 $146.71 -1.29
2013-05-14 $148.00 +1.29
2013-05-13 $146.71 +9.63
2013-05-13 $137.08 +0.05
2013-05-12 $137.03 +0.05
2013-05-11 $136.98 +0.05

Manufacturer's Specs

General
TRIMYes
FlashMLC NAND
Performance
Max Readup to 550 MB/s
Max Writeup to 500 MB/s
4K Random Read20,000 IOPS
4K Random Write60,000 IOPS
Seek0.1 ms
Power
Idle1.65 W
Active3 W
Reliability
Warranty3 year
MTBF2 million hours

External links

OCZ
http://www.ocztechnology.com/
Vertex 3
http://www.ocztechnology.co...

OCZ VTX3-25SAT3-120G Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: February 2012 - Feb. 28, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011 - Dec. 29, 2011
The Tech Report - SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB - Surveying the meat of the market - Sept. 25, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Second-Gen SandForce: Seven 120 GB SSDs Rounded Up - July 25, 2011
X-bit labs - Solid State Drives with SATA-600 Interface - July 11, 2011
AnandTech - The 2011 Mid-Range SSD Roundup: 120GB Agility 3, Intel 510 and More Compared - June 7, 2011
Legit Reviews - OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD Review - June 1, 2011
TweakTown - OCZ Technology Vertex 3 120GB Retail Solid State Drive Review (93/100) Must Have / Editor's Choice Award - May 5, 2011
AnandTech - The OCZ Vertex 3 Review (120GB) - April 6, 2011

Other OCZ Vertex 3 Reviews & Benchmarks

PCStats - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD VTX3-25SAT3-240G Review - Nov. 16, 2012
TestFreaks - Review of OCZ VERTEX 3 240GB SATA III 2.5" SSD - March 22, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-Up - March 1, 2012
hardCOREware - OCZ Vertex 3 Review - Feb. 20, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: January 2012 - Jan. 24, 2012
XSReviews - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD - Nov. 1, 2011
eTeknix - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Solid State Drive Review - Oct. 13, 2011
techPowerUp - OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB Review - Aug. 31, 2011
Phoronix - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD (Running A SATA 3.0 SSD On Linux) Review - Aug. 30, 2011
Bjorn3D - OCZ Vertex 3 - July 11, 2011
Overclockers Club - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Review - June 20, 2011
OCAHOLIC - OCZ Vertex 3 240 GByte - May 31, 2011
TweakTown - OCZ Technology Vertex 3 240GB Retail Solid State Drive Review - May 23, 2011
The SSD Review - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Max IOPS SATA 3 SSD Review - The Vertex 3 and V3 Max IOPS Compared - May 15, 2011
AnandTech - OCZ Vertex 3 (240GB) Review - May 6, 2011
KitGuru - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Review - April 20, 2011
TechSpot - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD Review - April 14, 2011
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex 3 SandForce SF-2281 SSD - April 5, 2011
HEXUS - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD review - March 30, 2011
The Tech Report - An early look at OCZ's Vertex 3 solid-state drive - Next-gen SandForce in the house - March 23, 2011
The SSD Review - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SATA 3 SSD Review - RAID 0 Becomes Pointless - Feb. 28, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB Editors Choice
Tom's Hardware - OCZ's Vertex 3: Second-Generation SandForce For The Masses - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB
PureOverclock - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB Editors Choice
PC Perspective - OCZ Technology Vertex 3 SandForce 2281 240GB SATA 6G SSD Review - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB
Legit Reviews - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SATA 3 6Gbps SandForce SSD Preview (SF-2281) - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB
Hot Hardware - OCZ Vertex 3 SandForce SF-2000 Based SSD Preview - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB Recommended
Guru3D - OCZ Vertex 3 240GB review - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB Top Pick
AnandTech - OCZ Vertex 3 Preview: Faster and Cheaper than the Vertex 3 Pro - Feb. 24, 2011
  • OCZ 240 GB

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