OCZ was first to market with an SSD based on the SandForce SF-2281 processor. The Vertex 3 ripped through our benchmarks and easily topped all other SSDs in the market. Just two weeks ago, they let us know about the Vertex 3 Max IOPS, which uses a change in NAND to drive IOPS performance from 60,000 in the Vertex 3 to a quoted 75,000 in the Max IOPS edition. While not exactly billed as "faster" than the original, the Max IOPS version does handle 4KB IOPS better, along with general improvements to incompressible data performance.
These improvements are due entirely to the fact that OCZ is using a different set of NAND in the Max IOPS version of the Vertex 3. Where the original leverages 25nm NAND from the Intel/Micron partnership, the Max IOPS drive uses 32nm toggle mode NAND from Toshiba. Boiling it down to the basic points, the Toshiba NAND is up to three times faster and also consumes less power, something we'll dive into later in this review.
The good news doesn't stop at power and performance though. The street price of the Vertex 3 Max IOPS is only marginally more expensive than the original, making it an easy step up for those looking for every drop of performance out of their system. As much as we loved the Vertex 3 though, the real question is how Max IOPS delivers on the testbed. We pair off the Vertex 3 and Vertex 3 Max IOPS in this review to see how it plays out.
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