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OCZ SSD RevoDrive 3 X2 Series PCIe

Based on 13 reviews

Excellent:

10
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Fast, especially in 4KB random reads and writes.
Great real-world results.
Delivers 226,470 IOPS in Iometer tests.
Outstanding 1568/1402 MBps read/write speed with ATTO.
Provides primary boot drive PCIE SSD capability.
TCG OPAL security with 256bit AES encryption.

Cons

Expensive.
SCSI architecture prohibits TRIM with Windows OS.

By APC Magazine on March 15, 2012

Welcome to a hard drive you canâ€™t afford. At $2,100 for just 480GB of storage, this speed demon is tailor made for those who need the ultimate in hard drive speed, be it server operators or demanding digital content creators. This slab...

90
By APC Magazine on December 09, 2011

There's been a big impact in the high-end solid-state drive market with the release of Sandforce's SF-2281 high-speed SSD controller. This controller has seen the launch of a number of drives capable of easily reaching the 500MB/s transfer...

80
By Overclockers Club on November 30, 2011

There is no doubt about it – the RevoDrive 3 X2 is a fast drive that offers incredible performance across the board. As a PCIe based solution, it is not bound by the limits of the SATA bus. This allows its performance to drive even higher. Keep in...

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By Maximum PC on November 17, 2011

OCZ just keeps pushing the envelope on its PCI Express SSDs. The first RevoDrive contained two 60GB SF-1200-powered SSDs in RAID 0, with a Silicon Image PCI-to-SATA controller. The RevoDrive X2 kept the same architecture, but added a second PCB with...

90
By Atomic MPC on November 07, 2011

An amazing performer if you don’t choke on the...

92
By Real World Labs on November 02, 2011

So after reading all the results i am sure many of you are wondering about which SSD is currently the best one in the market. Well if you can afford the extra premium then the RevoDrive3 240GB is without doubt faster than every other SSD in...

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By StorageReview on October 28, 2011

After seeing the performance skyrocket in our synthetic benchmarks, it goes without saying that significant firmware improvements were had between the pre-production sample and the retail version of the RevoDrive 3 X2. Random 4K write speeds saw...

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By Pro-Clockers on October 27, 2011

It seems that OCZ is determined to keep their lead they currently have on the SSD market. And in order to do that they know they must be put high performance drives with blazing speeds in the hands of the enthusiasts, gamers and professionals and not...

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By Pureoverclock on October 16, 2011

As we've said before and we'll continue to hammer any chance we can get, the single biggest bottleneck in modern systems is the traditional plattered hard drive, and using an SSD in your system will make such a massive difference that you'll...

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By Hardware Canucks on October 09, 2011

OCZ has been trying for years to break into the professional market in a meaningful way and though the original RevoDrive was indeed groundbreaking, it was never considered to be a true workstation-class device. Rather, it felt like a crossover...

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