OCZ Octane 512GB Indilinx SSD Review

Comparison Drives & Test System

Legit Reviews Test System

All tests were performed on a fresh and up-to-date install of Windows 7 Pro x64 with no other applications running while using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run with the OS loaded on a 40GB Corsair Force SSD. In between every test, the test drive was secure erased using an instance of Parted Magic since the OCZ Toolbox tool does not yet work with this drive. As such, all results should be indicative of optimal performance. All components were set to their default speeds and are listed below. We’d again like to thank ASUS for their generosity and support in providing the motherboard for our test bench.

P67 Test Bench

Comparison Drives & Other Models We Have Tested

Since there are so many SSDs out there now with different controllers, we started a reference table of which controllers are used by each drive to help you compare results. Different controllers definitely perform differently and each has various strengths and weaknesses. Like CPU’s, even identical drives will have variations in performance and part of that variance may be attributable to the NAND flash used. Since the tests of the drives listed have spanned different test benches and represent three different interfaces, we have listed them for easy reference.

In the readout on CrystalDiskInfo 4.0.2 we got a response that was a little unusual. Apparently it doesn’t fully recognize the Indilinx powered Octane and so gave us an abbreviated listing of attributes and an ‘unknown’ health status. However, it did recognize that both NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. are enabled, as well as TRIM. This is a great free tool to see lots of detailed information about the drive.

On to the benchmarks!