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Compare OCZ ARC 100 480GB vs Vector 256GB

OCZ ARC 100 480GB and OCZ Vector 256GB are both solid state drives with the same Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s), Form Factor (2.5") and SSD Controller (Indilinx Barefoot 3). The main differences are in Performance (+12%), Capacity, NAND Flash Type and Max Sequential Read.

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OCZ ARC 100 480GB

OCZ Vector 256GB

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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

82

Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

91

Brand

OCZ

Brand

OCZ

Model

ARC100-25SAT3-480G

Model

VTR1-25SAT3-256G

Release Date

📅 July 2014

Release Date

📅 November 2012

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

User reviews

★★★★★

(210 reviews)

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★★★★☆

(191 reviews)

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Performance (Charts)

295th / 1746

(-12%)

Performance (Charts)

243rd / 1746

(0%)

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Price/GB

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GB/$1

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GB/$1

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Pros

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Pros

Great performance
Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller
5-years warranty

Series

ARC 100

Series

Vector Series

Capacity

480 GB

Capacity

256 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

No

NVME

No

Form Factor

2.5"

Form Factor

2.5"

SSD Controller

Indilinx Barefoot 3

SSD Controller

Indilinx Barefoot 3

NAND Flash Type

MLC (toggle)

NAND Flash Type

MLC (synchronous)

Max Sequential Read

Up to 490 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 450 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 530 MB/s

MTBF

2,000,000 hours

MTBF

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Options (1)

OCZ Vector 128GB

128 GB

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the OCZ ARC 100 480GB:

Newer Product, it was released around 19 months later
More Capacity (+224 GB available)

Reasons to buy the OCZ Vector 256GB:

Better Pangoly Score. (How do we rate?)
Moderately better performance, around +12%

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