OCZ SSD Agility 3 240GB SATA600

Overview

OCZ claims that the Agility 3 can deliver up to 525MB/s read speeds, 500MB/s write speeds, and up to 60,000 4KB random-write IOPS. That's a massive improvement over its predecessor, which achieved up to 285MB/s read and 275MB/s write speeds, and 10,000 4KB random-write IOPS.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

10
Good:

3
Average:

2
Bad:

2

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Last revision on May 14, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Nearly as fast as other SF2281 drives
Available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Supports TRIM, SMART and NCQ
3 year warranty
Nice looking, rugged metal case
Outstanding 557/524 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
TCG OPAL security with 256bit AES encryption

Reviewers Didn't Like

Big slowdowns when writing incompressible data
Does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket
Needs SATA 6 Gbps controller to perform best
Some manufacturers offer five-year warranty
Expensive enthusiast-level product

Expert reviews and ratings

Cheap, but its poor performance makes you question its value...

By Expert Reviews on July 01, 2012

After thoroughly testing and working with the Agility 3 240GB drive, as well as taking into account its street retail price, we can confidently say that the drive certainly falls into the “mainstream performance” category which OCZ planned...

By VR-Zone on February 25, 2012

OCZâ€™s Agility range of SSDs are marketed as mid-range performance. What this normally means is a considerable price and performance drop over the companyâ€™s high end products. OCZ has certainly obliged with the price...

By APC Magazine on October 23, 2011

SandForce's hotly anticipated new SF-2200 controller? Check. 240GB of solid state memory? Yup. SATA 6Gbps support? Affirmative. Sequential read and write performance in the 500MB/s ball park? Oh, yes. Just what separates this OCZ Agility 3 drive...

By TechRadar on August 19, 2011

Sadly, the OCZ Agility 3 240GB doesn’t deliver on its claim of offering similar performance to a Vertex 3 for much less cash. While it’s cheaper than the Vertex 3, its performance presents serious pitfalls, which are brought about by the use...

By Bit-tech.net on August 17, 2011

OCZ already ships two drives with the blazing-fast SF-2281 controller—the Vertex 3 and the firmware-tweaked Max IOPS Vertex 3. So, why a third? Like its predecessors the Agility and Agility 2, the Agility 3 is OCZ’s “mainstream”...

By Maximum PC on August 10, 2011

I would describe the OCZ Agility 3 as the typical mid-range SATA 6 Gbps SSD. It offers a decent 10% performance upgrade over "old" Sandforce based drives which support only the 3 Gbps interface. Compared to the more expensive Vertex 3 Series, we see a...

By techPowerUp! on July 05, 2011

100

Just like in the case of previous versions, the Agility 3 is the little brother to the Vertex 3. While both drives use the same controller the Agility 3 uses “cheaper” 25nm NAND chips. This chips are less expensive to produce and are not...

By ThinkComputers on June 28, 2011

100

When OCZ set out to create the Agility 3 they clearly felt that there was a gap in the market at a price level which the Vertex 3 couldn't currently meet. Thankfully in creating the product to fill that space OCZ haven't gone down the route of...

By HardwareHeaven on June 22, 2011

I will just say OCZ has simply done it again. The OCZ Vertex 3 lives up to its heritage and delivers another leap forward in performance. Sequential write speeds alone can be more than double that of its predecessor, and 4KB random write IOPS have...

By Techgage on June 22, 2011

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