Pros

  • Fast SSD

Cons

  • Nothing of note

At A Glance

Fast SSD

Manufacturer’s Description

The OCZ Core Series V2 SSD delivers additional performance and reliability of the latest SSD at a 50% less price per gigabyte than other high speed offerings currently on the market. This SSD is ideal for an energy-efficient mobile or a RAID configured desktop to provide blazing speeds and advanced access and seek times. With even greater capacity of 120GB, Core Series V2 SSD now offers sufficient storage for large media files.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number OCZSSD22C120G
Storage
Drive size 120.0 GB
Drive type Internal
General
Buffer Size 128.0 MB
General Features
Form Factor 2.5-inch
Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces SATA-300
Serial ATA SATA-300

Performance

Performance
Firefox 2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 205
Multitasking, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 223
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 334
Primary Volume - Windows File Search 99.59
Internal Write - Large File 65.78
Internal Read - ACDSee 489
Test Version 2
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 161
Internal Write - Files and Folders 63.83
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 238
WorldBench 6 Score, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 139
Primary Volume - Virus Scan 30.75
Internal Read - WinZip 305
Nero 7 Ultra Edition, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 199
Adobe Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 316
Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning 244
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 327
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 172
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) 167
Internal Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB 26.7  seconds
Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB 25.2  seconds
Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB 19.7  seconds
Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB 21.8  seconds
Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 19  seconds
Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 12.8  seconds
Malware Scan 306.2  seconds
System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB 82.9  watts
Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB 84  watts
Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB 81.8  watts
Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB 82.4  watts
Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 88.1  watts
Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 95.2  watts
Malware Scan 97  watts
System Idle State 73  watts
System Sleep State 73.2  watts
System Work State 93.5  watts