Index
- OCZ Trion 150 480GB SSD Reviewed
- Performance Specifications
- Packaging
- Testing Methodology
- Benchmark Results - CrystalDiskMark x64 v5.1.2
- Benchmark Results - ATTO Disk Benchmark v3.05
- Benchmark Results – Iometer v1.1.0
- Benchmark Results – AS SSD Benchmark v.1.8.5636.37293
- Benchmark Results – PlayStation 4 SSD vs HDD
- Price-per-Gigabyte Comparison (March 28, 2016)
- Conclusion
- All Pages
For our PC test, we formatted the Trion 150 480GB drive as a GPT disk using Windows Disk Management with the NTFS file system. After initial configuration, the drive featured a total capacity of 447GB. File indexing and file compression were both disabled in under Windows 10 disk properties. For the majority of our testing (except Iometer), we did not add any extra over-provisioning space to the drive other than the 6.25 percent that already included from OCZ by default. For Iometer, we tested the drive with both 6.25 percent and 20 percent over-provisioning.
20 percent over-provisioning using Windows Disk Management
The system used for this test consists of an EVGA X99 Classified motherboard, Intel Core i7 5820K processor running at 4.33GHz, 16GB (4 x 4GB) of Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800MHz CL14 memory, an EVGA Geforce GTX 970 SC graphics card, a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SATA III SSD for the OS disk, and Windows 10 Pro x64 (v1511, Build 10586) for the operating system.
We used four of the most common disk benchmarking programs available for this test – CrystalDiskMark x64 (v5.1.2), ATTO Disk Benchmark (v3.05), Iometer (v.1.1.0), and AS SSD Benchmark (v.1.8.5636.37293).
Additionally, we decided to test the Trion 150 480GB SSD in a PlayStation 4 against the default 500GB SATA II hard disk that ships with the console. Many gamers have often wondered if replacing a standard console hard disk with a more efficient solid state disk makes any difference in initial game loading and level loading times. Our game console test featured a standard PlayStation 4 (US version) console running PS4 System Software 3.15 and the 500GB HGST Travelstar Z5K500 SATA II 5400RPM hard drive. In total, we tested loading times in five games – Fallout 4 (2013), Super Time Force Ultra (2015), Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (2015), Killzone: Shadow Fall (2013), and Mortal Combat X (2015).
The OCZ Trion 150 480GB was installed into the PlayStation 4 and initialized as a new OS disk with a fresh installation of PS4 System Software 3.15. The games were then installed from their respective PS4 Blu-ray game discs (except for Super Time Force Ultra, which was downloaded from the PlayStation Store).
