OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G (256 GB)

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Item 8277: OCZ Vertex 4 256GB VTX4-25SAT3-256G
BrandOCZ
FamilyVertex 4
PartVTX4-25SAT3-256G
Size256 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Everest 2
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Warranty5 year
VTX4-25SAT3-256G Reviews26 (avg: 4.7/5)
$ 299.96
$ 302.84

As the fourth generation of the legendary Vertex family, 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. (ocztechnology.com)

  • Up to 550 MB/s Sequential Reads
  • Up to 85,000 Random Write IOPS
  • Up to 120,000 Maximum IOPS
  • Available in 64GB to 512GB Capacities
  • Access Latency as low as 0.02ms
  • Strong performance at lower queue depths
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2 PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 174.99 1.46
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 329.99 1.45
A-DATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 179.99 1.42
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 179.99 1.42
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 339.99 1.41
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2BAA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 184.99 1.38
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR480GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 349.99 1.37
Transcend SSD320 TS256GSSD320 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 188.99 1.35
OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 189.99 1.35
Plextor PX-M5S Series PX-256M5S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 189.99 1.35
Patriot Torqx 2 PT2256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 256 2 194.85 1.31
A-DATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 199.99 1.28
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 199.99 1.28
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2CCA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 203.93 1.26
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F360GBGS-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 360 3 289.99 1.24
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 209.99 1.22
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 209.99 1.22
A-DATA XPG SX910 ASX910S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 5 214.99 1.19
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 215.99 1.19
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 219.99 1.16
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 233.90 1.09
Plextor PX-M5P Series PX-256M5P Marvell 88SS9187 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 250.59 1.02
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT2-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 3 Gb/s 512 256 3 262.99 0.97
Transcend SSD720 TS256GSSD720 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 269.99 0.95
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 296.99 0.86
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 5 299.96 0.85
Plextor PX-M3 Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 319.99 0.80
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 329.99 0.78
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 3 514.16 0.50
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 550.86 0.46
Mushkin Enhanced Io MKNSSDIO256GB SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 729.99 0.35
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2 JMicron JMF602 SATA 256 1 736.99 0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 736.99 0.35
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 759.95 0.34
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2B/256GB Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 950.01 0.27
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2/256GB Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 974.01 0.26

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2013-05-22 $302.84 +42.85
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2013-05-19 $277.90 +17.91
2013-05-19 $259.99 -17.91
2013-05-18 $277.90 +17.91

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Sequential Read535 MB/s
Sequential Write380 MB/s
Random 4K Read90,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write85,000 IOPS
Maximum IOPS (512 byte Random Read)120,000 IOPS
Power
Idle1.3 W
Active2.5 W

External links

OCZ
http://www.ocztechnology.com/
Vertex 4
http://www.ocztechnology.co...

OCZ VTX4-25SAT3-256G Reviews & Benchmarks

Hardware Secrets - OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Solid State Drive Review Silver Award - Nov. 12, 2012
hardCOREware - Vertex 4 Review - 256GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD - Aug. 26, 2012
OCAHOLIC - Review: OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB with Firmware 1.5 (5/5) - Aug. 24, 2012
X-bit labs - OCZ Vertex 4 128/256 GB and New Firmware 1.5 - July 31, 2012
Register Hardware - OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD review (80/100) - July 26, 2012
Big Bruin - OCZ Technology Vertex 4 256GB Solid State Drive Highly Recommended / Good Value - July 24, 2012
techPowerUp - OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Review (9.7/10) Editor's Choice - July 19, 2012
ThinkComputers - OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Solid State Drive Review (10/10) Recommended Award - July 16, 2012
Overclockers Club - OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Review OCC Gold - July 15, 2012
Guru3D - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD review with 1.5 firmware Recommended - July 11, 2012
Real World Labs - OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD w/1.5 Performance Update Real Performance - July 9, 2012
Bjorn3D - OCZ Vertex 4 256GB (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) (9/10) Golden Bear Award - July 6, 2012
PureOverclock - OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Editors Choice - June 26, 2012
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex 4 Solild State Drive (9.05/10) Golden Tachometer Award - June 12, 2012
X-bit labs - OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB and 512 GB Solid State Drives Review - May 29, 2012
Guru3D - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD revisited with FW 1.4RC review - May 7, 2012
TweakTown - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD - Progress in the Firmware (testing with v1.4RC) - May 7, 2012
The SSD Review - OCZ Vertex 4 SATA 3 SSD Review - Indilinx Infused and Game Changing Performance Results - April 4, 2012
OCAHOLIC - OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB with Indilinx Controller (5/5) - April 4, 2012
TweakTown - OCZ Technology Vertex 4 (Indilinx Everest 2) 256GB and 512GB SSD Review - April 4, 2012
Hardware Heaven - OCZ Vertex 4 Solid State Drive 512GB / 256GB Review - April 4, 2012
Hot Hardware - OCZ Vertex 4 Indilinx Everest 2-Infused SSD - April 4, 2012
Tom's Hardware - OCZ Vertex 4 Review: A Flagship SSD Powered By...Indilinx? - April 4, 2012
AnandTech - OCZ Vertex 4 Review (256GB, 512GB) - April 4, 2012
Guru3D - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD review - April 4, 2012
Legit Reviews - OCZ Vertex 4 Indilinx 256GB & 512GB SSD Reviews - April 4, 2012

Other OCZ Vertex 4 Reviews & Benchmarks

Hot Hardware - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD Revisited: 128GB and New Firmware - Sept. 6, 2012
TechREACTION - OCZ Vertex 4 128GB - Aug. 8, 2012
AnandTech - OCZ Vertex 4 Review (128GB), Firmware 1.4/1.5 Tested - Aug. 4, 2012
Tom's Hardware - OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB: Revisiting Write Performance With Firmware 1.5 - July 18, 2012
Tom's Hardware - OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB: Testing Write Performance With Firmware 1.4 - June 25, 2012
The SSD Review - OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD Review and 1.4RC FW Comparison - SSD Steroids for Your Vertex 4 - May 13, 2012
TweakTown - OCZ Vertex 4 128GB Solid State Drive Review (with 1.4 R6 firmware) - May 8, 2012
KitGuru - OCZ Vertex 4 512GB SSD Review - April 4, 2012
The Tech Report - OCZ's Vertex 4 solid-state drive - A sort of homecoming - April 4, 2012

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