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June 2011
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The editors liked
IOPS scaling close to that of the faster Vertex 3
Asynchronous flash makes it fasterthan Vertex 3 in some workload scenarios
Lower cost
Price
Availability
Available in 60GB
120GB and 240GB capacities
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Supports TRIM
SMART and NCQ
3 year warranty
Reasonably priced
Good performance – MB/s Read and MB/s Write
The OCZ Agility 3 solid-state drive supports SATA 6Gbps and offers fast performance. The drive works in any SATA-based storage application and is relatively affordable
Nearly as fast as other SF2281 drives
Cheaper.
Delivers nearly 71K IOMeter IOPS performance
Outstanding 557/524 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
TCG OPAL security with 256bit AES encryption
SandForce SF2281 processor supports TRIM
SMART
And RAISE
DuraWrite technology extends NAND lifetime
Toplevel enthusiast operational I/O performance
3Year OCZ product warranty support
60/120/240GB highspeed SSD storage capacities
Lightweig
Good performance
SATA 6 Gbps support
Nice looking
Rugged metal case
3.5" adapter included
Great performance
Price compared to the Vertex 3
The editors didn't like
IOPS at lower queue depths outpaced by Intel 320 Series
Asynchronous flash makes it slowerthan vertex 3 in some workload scenarios
Street price likely to be on the high side (see below)
Speed
Compatibility problems with some motherboards
Considerably slower with incompressible data
Does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket
Low results with incompressible data
The OCZ Agility 3
Though fast
Is noticeably slower than other SATA 6Gbps SSDs without being proportionaly cheaper. It's capped at only 240GB
Takes a long time to format
And doesn't come with a drive bay converter to fit in a place of a 3.5-inch hard d
Abstract: Today we will test the Agility 3 SATA III SSD by OCZ Technology. This new series of SSDs is based on new technology and has been promoted by the company as a more cost-effective alternative to current SATA 6Gbps SSDs on the market. The Agility 3 featur...
I will just say OCZ has simply done it again. The OCZ Vertex 3 lives up to its heritage and delivers another leap forward in performance. Sequential write speeds alone can be more than double that of its predecessor, and 4KB random write IOPS have imp...
IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure...
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Published: 2011-06-16, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
While technically not as fast as the Vertex 3 drives, the Agility 3 240 GB SSD certainly holds its own and shouldn't be overlooked. It will represent a much better value if the pricing situation rights itself....
OCZ's Agility 3 solid state drive is classified in their high-performance category just under the Vertex 3 and Vertex 3 Max IOPS drives. It offers better performance than the value-minded Solid series and in some tests, performance was on-par with th...
Going off the results of the OCZ Agility 3 SSD alone, it’s easy to say that this is one fast drive. Just looking at the performance increase from the previous generation Agility 2, we can see that the Agility 3 can at times double the performance of it...
IOPS scaling close to that of the faster Vertex 3, Asynchronous flash makes it fasterthan Vertex 3 in some workload scenarios, Lower cost,
IOPS at lower queue depths outpaced by Intel 320 Series, Asynchronous flash makes it slowerthan vertex 3 in some workload scenarios, Street price likely to be on the high side (see below)
While the switch to asynchronous flash memory makes the Agility 3 cheaper to produce and therefore sell, the performance dynamic can shift in either direction, varying with what you plan to do with the drive. Many users saw the same type of thing back...
The performance of the latest OCZ SATA 6G based products are each individually ridiculous really. Even the 'cheaper' Agility 3 has an incredible throughput, excels in IOPs performance and in fact remains excruciation close to it's bigger brother the Verte...
The OCZ Agility 3 solid-state drive supports SATA 6Gbps and offers fast performance. The drive works in any SATA-based storage application and is relatively affordable
The OCZ Agility 3, though fast, is noticeably slower than other SATA 6Gbps SSDs without being proportionaly cheaper. It's capped at only 240GB, takes a long time to format, and doesn't come with a drive bay converter to fit in a place of a 3.5-inch hard d
With fast performance and a competitive price, the OCZ Agility 3 SSD makes a very good replacement hard drive for any computer, especially one that has built-in support for SATA 6Gbps.
