MBP + Vertex 120GB.

NickK · 9 Mar 2009 at 18:58

For your eyes only..

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52568

Feek - it beckons its does, it burns, my precious..

Think I'll get one for my MBP, will need to get a battery too I think before they stop supporting the ol' MBP type.

inflynx · 12 Mar 2009 at 19:33

Not very impressed. 2.5" 7200 drive performes more or less the same for fraction of the price.

Cybertronic · 12 Mar 2009 at 19:41

Are you reading the same website as me? :confused:

From the OCZ Forum:

Code:

Sequential	181.31	
	Uncached Write	219.31	134.65 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	179.43	101.52 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	106.07	31.04 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	399.79	200.93 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random	283.40	
	Uncached Write	107.79	11.41 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	330.55	105.82 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	1650.71	11.70 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	829.64	153.95 MB/sec [256K blocks]

My Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM hard drive results from this post:

Code:

Sequential	104.88	
	Uncached Write	123.63	75.91 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	123.31	69.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	66.10	19.34 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	146.80	73.78 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random	51.92	
	Uncached Write	18.71	1.98 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	162.18	51.92 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	92.18	0.65 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	151.51	28.11 MB/sec [256K blocks]

The OCZ Vertex SSD hard drive results are extremely impressive, anyone else agree?

NickK · 12 Mar 2009 at 22:16

Don't forget there's 1.5Gbit/sec and 3Gbit/sec connections depending on the model of MB/MBP.

NickK · 12 Mar 2009 at 22:22

Cybertronic said:

Are you reading the same website as me? :confused:

From the OCZ Forum:

Code:

Sequential	181.31	
	Uncached Write	219.31	134.65 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	179.43	101.52 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	106.07	31.04 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	399.79	200.93 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random	283.40	
	Uncached Write	107.79	11.41 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	330.55	105.82 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	1650.71	11.70 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	829.64	153.95 MB/sec [256K blocks]

My Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM hard drive results from this post:

Code:

Sequential	104.88	
	Uncached Write	123.63	75.91 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	123.31	69.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	66.10	19.34 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	146.80	73.78 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random	51.92	
	Uncached Write	18.71	1.98 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Write	162.18	51.92 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Uncached Read	92.18	0.65 MB/sec [4K blocks]
	Uncached Read	151.51	28.11 MB/sec [256K blocks]

The OCZ Vertex SSD hard drive results are extremely impressive, anyone else agree?

Well I'll be able to give you a first hand .. although I obviously missed the shipping time today.. hmm.. now I'll have to get them to send saturday..

Ol!ver · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:00

I've had one of the older OCZ SSDs in my MacBook for months and wouldn't want to go back to normal drives.

FreeStream · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:31

Dam all this wants to make me SSD my Mac Pro and Macbook Pro!!!

Need monies

Feek · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:33

Oh my, that's very very interesting, but very expensive.

Doug · 13 Mar 2009 at 00:31

Aye, drool-worthy, but just far too expensive

Having enough bother talking myself into a Scorpion Black

NickK · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:43

Feek said:
Oh my, that's very very interesting, but very expensive.

True - but I have to have some retail therapy after the Mac Pro prices..

Besides I've managed to get a sample of rare Bere Barley for a popper olde-world brew .. it hasn't changed in 5000 years (same barley that has been found in Egyptian pyramids).. so was feeling a bit happy..

I justify it because the MBP gets used every day for work and domestic duties - and it has a 5400 rpm drive atm. Pity it's a 1.5Gbit SATA model but still I'll see a performance increase

My 5400rpm Xbench results..

Code:

Disk Test	35.26	
	Sequential	51.70	
		Uncached Write	78.00	47.89 MB/sec [4K blocks]
		Uncached Write	77.04	43.59 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Uncached Read	24.67	7.22 MB/sec [4K blocks]
		Uncached Read	90.62	45.55 MB/sec [256K blocks]
	Random	26.76	
		Uncached Write	9.36	0.99 MB/sec [4K blocks]
		Uncached Write	65.66	21.02 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Uncached Read	59.02	0.42 MB/sec [4K blocks]
		Uncached Read	95.08	17.64 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Ordered late yesterday, 10am delivery but has just be dispatched so I'm going to have to go into work tomorrow to pick it up - grrr... I hope security are around and will take it in case it gets delivered before I get there.

Quite looking forward to reinstalling everything ... good thing I have Time Machine

NickK · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:12

Mwahahahaha

At work at the moment but my Vertex 120 is sat next to my MBP

I shall be providing benchies (although my MBP is a 1.5Gb/sec). Mwahaha (ok I'm loosing it!) ... got the rest of work :/

NickK · 16 Mar 2009 at 21:41

Holy Bovine.

NickK · 16 Mar 2009 at 21:58

Ok, with a fully restored drive and not forgetting the 3,1 is an 1.5Gb/sec SATA model:

Code:

Results	178.35	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro3,1
		Drive Type		OCZ-VERTEX 1199
	Disk Test	178.35	
		Sequential	131.92	
			Uncached Write	202.55	124.36 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	176.07	99.62 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	66.59	19.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	213.40	107.26 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	275.19	
			Uncached Write	116.55	12.34 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	327.73	104.92 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	2173.79	15.40 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	409.19	75.93 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Doug · 19 Mar 2009 at 21:34

NickK said:

Ok, with a fully restored drive and not forgetting the 3,1 is an 1.5Gb/sec SATA model:

Code:

Results	178.35	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro3,1
		Drive Type		OCZ-VERTEX 1199
	Disk Test	178.35	
		Sequential	131.92	
			Uncached Write	202.55	124.36 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	176.07	99.62 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	66.59	19.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	213.40	107.26 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	275.19	
			Uncached Write	116.55	12.34 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	327.73	104.92 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	2173.79	15.40 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	409.19	75.93 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Yikes!

This is the stock Hitachi drive in mine:

Code:

Results	36.65	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,1
		Drive Type		Hitachi HTS543225L9SA02
	Disk Test	36.65	
		Sequential	75.09	
			Uncached Write	69.12	42.44 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	86.76	49.09 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	60.45	17.69 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	93.19	46.84 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	24.24	
			Uncached Write	7.99	0.85 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	72.44	23.19 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	61.47	0.44 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	102.37	19.00 MB/sec [256K blocks]

I'm feeling sorely tempted now

NickK · 30 Mar 2009 at 17:45

Just an update after a couple of weeks of 10 hours or so usage and the new firmware to replace the buggy 1199. Obviously this shows some degradation through write levelling and from the slower (but non-corrupting) firmware.

Code:

Results	145.50	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro3,1
		Drive Type		OCZ-VERTEX 1275
	Disk Test	145.50	
		Sequential	108.18	
			Uncached Write	94.87	58.25 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	172.82	97.78 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	61.82	18.09 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	223.66	112.41 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	222.10	
			Uncached Write	80.49	8.52 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	310.84	99.51 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1795.08	12.72 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	552.18	102.46 MB/sec [256K blocks]

FreeStream · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:38

This is what a 300Gb Velociraptor comes up with:

Code:

Results	86.88	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro3,1
		Drive Type		WDC WD30 00HLFS-01G6U0
	Disk Test	86.88	
		Sequential	104.36	
			Uncached Write	114.44	70.26 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	140.89	79.72 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	56.33	16.49 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	211.00	106.05 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	74.42	
			Uncached Write	28.88	3.06 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	171.34	54.85 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	122.82	0.87 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	194.31	36.06 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Doug · 5 Apr 2009 at 23:34

My Unibody MBP shall be joining Club Vertex this week

Doug · 8 Apr 2009 at 01:03

Vertex 120 arrived today, haven't had a chance to get the system moved over to it yet, but here it is over eSATA in a Quick Port Pro.

Code:

Results	169.85	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,1
		Drive Type		OCZ-VERT EX 1275
	Disk Test	169.85	
		Sequential	123.32	
			Uncached Write	109.16	67.02 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	143.49	81.19 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	85.85	25.12 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	214.68	107.90 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	272.80	
			Uncached Write	109.83	11.63 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	330.81	105.91 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1801.97	12.77 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	504.98	93.70 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Can't wait to get it up and running

Doug · 10 Apr 2009 at 16:37

And here it is as my boot drive:

Code:

Results	231.17	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,1
		Drive Type		OCZ-VERTEX 1275
	Disk Test	231.17	
		Sequential	190.66	
			Uncached Write	244.69	150.24 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	199.95	113.13 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	106.93	31.29 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	393.71	197.88 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	293.55	
			Uncached Write	109.19	11.56 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	368.81	118.07 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1840.29	13.04 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	824.23	152.94 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Feek · 10 Apr 2009 at 22:13

Doug said:

And here it is as my boot drive:

Code:

Results	231.17	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,1
		Drive Type		OCZ-VERTEX 1275
	Disk Test	231.17	
		Sequential	190.66	
			Uncached Write	244.69	150.24 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	199.95	113.13 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	106.93	31.29 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	393.71	197.88 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	293.55	
			Uncached Write	109.19	11.56 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	368.81	118.07 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	1840.29	13.04 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	824.23	152.94 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Holy whatzit, that's quick! Are prices dropping yet?