Final Thoughts

Atomic number 3 is often the case with SSD reviews, what we have here is a mixed bag of results, and so now it's time to sift through them to try on and bettor understand where for each one SSD stands in terms of performance.

Breaking inoperative the file copy tests, if we mix up the three results to throw us an average out throughput, the OCZ Vertex 4 128GB comes first at 495MB/s. The Crucial m4 128GB came second with 473MB/s making it just 4% slower. From there the Samsung SSD 830 64GB came third with 450MB/s.

However if we look at the price vs. performance ratio we regain that the OCZ Vertex 4 128GB and Crucial m4 128GB are not the primo absolute value, providing 4.3MB/s and 4.5MB/s per dollar. In comparison, the Samsung SSD 830 64GB was a better value at 6.4MB/s per dollar, while the OCZ Vertex 4 64GB managed 5.7MB/s per dollar mark.

Therefore the Samsung SSD 830 64GB offers the best value in our file copy tests. Though IT's disappointing we couldn't get a Samsung 128GB ($90) version of this drive in time for the review.

Looking the game facility and virus scan tests, results are quite an different. Here the Samsung SSD 840 120GB came in first place, taking a hyphenated 149 seconds to absolute some tests, patc the OCZ Peak 4 128GB took 155 seconds and the Important m4 128GB 180 seconds.

The Samsung SSD 840 120GB is an interesting product as it demonstrated extremely meteoric read performance coupled with relatively pitiful drop a line operation in the AS SSD benchmark and our file copy tests. Yet in some way it managed to adopt top pip in both of our application tests.

Given its inconsistent performance we are hesitant to recommend the Samsung SSD 840 120GB. Although we have been highly impressed with Samsung's SSDs in the preceding, we feel that the OCZ Peak 4 128GB or Life-and-death m4 128GB are safer options given their more consistent performance and lower toll per gigabyte.

Those seeking an even cheaper SSD will need to turn to the 64GB models and again we recommend the OCZ Peak 4 64GB on with the Samsung SSD 830 64GB. The 64GB version of the m4 was quite underwhelming, delivering subpar performance in most of our tests, while the Samsung SSD 830 64GB and OCZ Vertex 4 64GB were often not much slower than the larger 128GB models.

As we've found in the knightly, SSDs loaded with asynchronous retention should atomic number 4 avoided and the Kingston SSDNow V+200 120GB proved this once Sir Thomas More for us. The execution patronage off doesn't apologise the slight and we do stress 'slight' reduction in price. Despite having the lowest price per gigabyte at right 75c, the SSDNow V+200 120GB was importantly slower than the Material m4 128GB which costs just 7c to a greater extent per gigabyte.

The Kingston HyperX 3K 90GB was as wel disappointing as it well-tried slower than the OCZ Vertex 4 64GB and Samsung SSD 830 64GB. Still at $100 the Polar m4 128GB for model is a much better choice for budget users.

To recap, the Crucial m4 128GB Beaver State OCZ Vertex 4 128GB should beryllium at the top of whatever shopping leaning with a $100 SSD budget. Leaving the OCZ Vertex 4 64GB surgery Samsung SSD 830 64GB Eastern Samoa the only cheaper options we would bother with.


Best Budget SSDs: OCZ Apex 4 128GB and Crucial m4 128GB
Worthy of consideration: OCZ Vertex 4 64GB and Samsung SSD 830 64GB