Value Award
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB SSD
RRP: $159.99| Website: www.ocz.com
Test Machine
• INTEL Core i7 4770K
• GIGABYTE Z87X-OC (F8)
• CORSAIR Dominator
Platinum 2x4GB DDR
2666MHZ C10
• ASUS GeForce GTX 750Ti
• Cooler Master Silent Pro M2
1500W
• Windows 7 64-bit SP1
D
espite all the trouble
that OCZ has endured
in the past, we have to
admit that they have always
had solid products. The
business side of things may
have faced many challenges,
but with the recent
acquisition by TOSHIBA
things should be turning
around very quickly.
Fortunately for OCZ,
technology has never been a
weak area for the company.
26 The OverClocker Issue 29 | 2014
The drives have always been
at the forefront of desktop
storage performance and
this has never changed. With
the expertise of building
in-house controllers,
OCZ has yet to deliver a
disappointing drive to us
or one that we did not find
impressive in one respect or
another.
The 460 then is a direct
successor to the 450 we
reviewed in issue 27 (Which
you can read over here). At
the time, the OCZ Vertex
450 cost $219 in its 256GB
guise. With the 460, you’re
paying significantly less
at $160 while getting the
same performance and
in many areas, improved
performance. If that
drive had a great value
proposition, this one has an
even better one. Sure you’re
going to lose out on a few GB
of space, but you’re saving
$60. That in our books is
always a good thing.
What makes the 460 tick
then is the proprietary OCZ
Barefoot 3 M10 controller
and 19nm TOSHIBA toggle
NAND flash. As you
will recall the 450 drive
used 20nm IMFT MLC
instead, but did share the
same controller. Basic
performance is generally
the same especially in the
sequential performance
tests. It’s only in the
sustained IOPS performance
where the new drive sees
a significant improvement
by a factor or three. What
this will mean to your
desktop usage is hard to
understands, but suffice to
say, increased performance
is never a bad thing
especially if you’re getting it
at a lower price than before.
If the Vector 150 is the
highest performance 2.5”