MB's vs IOPS SSD :S

[ubersonic]

Looking at this information, I am confuzzled.

OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB
- Maximum Read: 285MB/sec
- Maximum Write: 275MB/sec
- Sustained Write: 250MB/sec
- Max I/O Per Second (IOPS): 50000 IOPS (4KB File)

OCZ 120GB Solid 3
Read: 500MB/sec
Write: 450MB/sec
Read IOPS: 20,000
Write IOPS: 17,000

The Vertex has lower read/write (presumably due to SATA II bottleneck?) but higher IOPS, which is more important for real world usage?

 

[Antowns]

I was under the impression high IOPS is what you require. As the Read/Write speeds are random that are shown.

 

[Deleted member 138126]

High IOPS will make the system feel quick. High sustained read/write is only good for very large files (hundreds of MB).