Mixed Random Read/Write Performance

For full details of how we conduct our Iometer tests, please refer to this article.

Iometer - Mixed 4KB Random Read/Write

In mixed random performance the Trion at least isn't the only drive that performs poorly because the Ultra II is nearly as bad, but that's is a very little delight.

Iometer - Mixed 4KB Random Read/Write (Power)

Power follows the same pattern as we saw in the two previous pages: it's not specifically higher than others but when performance is taken into account the efficiency is rather poor.

OCZ Trion 100

In terms of scaling the Trion is just generally slow; there's no particular distribution that stands out except pure writes but that was expected given the poor random write performance in the first place.

Mixed Sequential Read/Write Performance

Iometer - Mixed 128KB Sequential Read/Write

In mixed sequential performance, once again, the Trion is at the bottom and this time the power consumption is also higher than the rest.

Iometer - Mixed 128KB Sequential Read/Write (Power)

OCZ Trion 100
Sequential Performance ATTO & AS-SSD
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  • harrynsally - Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - link

    I always wondered why no other company bid on the OCZ bankruptcy assets. Toshiba was the only bidder. Now we learn............

    "Toshiba president Hisao Tanaka and his predecessor Norio Sasaki resigned on Tuesday over a $1.2 billion accounting scandal blamed on management's overzealous pursuit of profits"

    "It has been revealed that there has been inappropriate accounting going on for a long time, and we deeply apologise for causing this serious trouble for shareholders and other stakeholders," said a company statement.

    http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/toshiba-p...
  • yefi - Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - link

    I thought Toshiba acquired OCZ for the expertise. Instead, the only thing they seem to be using is the brand label - a brand connoting unreliability and deceitfulness. High-fives upper management!
  • creed3020 - Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - link

    Thanks for another great review Kristian. It is always good to see the full spectrum of what exists in the SSD space, and let the results do the talking.

    I'm still not seeing major advantages over the Crucial MX100 512GB in many cases when it comes to high capacity, great performance, and good value.

    I expect more from OCZ when I see that name. My OCZ DDR memory sticks are a reminder of that bygone era.
  • deadlockedworld - Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - link

    Hi folks. Now that the price of this drive has dropped to $279 its looking more attractive as a budget drive. Do we think that there is a possibility that firmware updates would improve its performance over time? Thanks.
  • cbjwthwm - Friday, September 25, 2015 - link

    New firmware (11.2) was just released which addresses the high latency issues on heavy loads, which should improve performance (and possibly power consumption as well) in the "The Destroyer" section of these tests where it performed particularly badly.

    The firmware version format seen on these drives is pretty obviously a Phison S10 controller, so hopefully OCZ can apply their expertise at low latency firmware design from the Barefoot-based products to this architecture and hopefully Phison-based products in general. Barefoot-based drives unfortunately can't really be recommend in general for mobile use because of their high power consumption, so this teaming of OCZ and Phison has some potential (like Intel and Sandforce in their SSD products) for improving the market in general.

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