OCZ Vertex 460 240GB Solid State Drive Review

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Unconditioned

Conditioned

Looking at the 460’s baseline performance the results given are two-fold. On the read front, there is a good gain in speed to be had as the drive wears in with a slight rise as the volume fills up at the same time. The write speeds on the other hand stay consistent with stable speeds as the volume fills up.

Drive Comparison

For the purpose of drive comparison I use the performance figures from both unconditioned and conditioned tests with 0% data fill.

Compared to other SSDs and in particular the older Vertex 450, the initial results look promising with speeds that are a shade ahead of the Micron based 450.