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OCZ announced yesterday via their Twitter profile that a 64GB version of their Vertex 4 will soon be available. Vertex 4 is based on a second generation OCZ/Indilinx controller, named the Indilinx Everest 2. However,&nbsp;it was later revealed that the hardware is actually from Marvell. We reviewed the 256GB and 512GB Vertex 4 SSDs about a month ago and came away very pleased with how the drives performed. The Vertex 4 product page has also been updated with specifications for the 64GB model, which we've summarized in the table below:</p>
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OCZ Vertex 4 Specifications</td>
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Capacity</td>
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64GB</td>
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128GB</td>
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256GB</td>
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512GB</td>
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NAND</td>
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2Xnm MLC</td>
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Number of NAND Packages</td>
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8</td>
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16</td>
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16</td>
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16</td>
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Number of Die per Package</td>
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1</td>
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1</td>
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2</td>
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4</td>
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Sequential Read</td>
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460MB/s</td>
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535MB/s</td>
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535MB/s</td>
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535MB/s</td>
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Sequential Write</td>
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220MB/s</td>
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200MB/s</td>
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380MB/s</td>
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475MB/s</td>
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4K Random Read</td>
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70K IOPS</td>
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90K IOPS</td>
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90K IOPS</td>
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95K IOPS</td>
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4K Random Write</td>
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50K IOPS</td>
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85K IOPS</td>
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85K IOPS</td>
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85K IOPS</td>
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Street Price</td>
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N/A</td>
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$150</td>
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$300</td>
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$650</td>
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As expected, there is a decline in performance when moving from a sixteen package design to an eight package design. Random write unsurprisingly takes&nbsp;the biggest hit but 50K IOPS is still great for a 64GB drive. For comparison, a 60GB Vertex 3 is rated at 60K IOPS and a 64GB Plextor M3 at 40K IOPS. Overall the 64GB Vertex 4 is at the upper spectrum of ~64GB SSDs and it presents very promising performance figures.</p>
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OCZ did not announce any specific availability other than "soon", but I contacted OCZ and will update this article once I receive a reply. Pricing is also unknown as of now. We will try to get our hands on a review sample as soon as possible, and Anand also has a 128GB sample in the house, so keep your eye on our SSD Bench section if you're in the market for a new drive.</p>
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Source: AnandTech
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