OCZ Agility 2 120GB

xxjt2oxx · 06-15-10, 04:59 PM

So I grabbed the Agility 2 120gb on Newegg this morning for $240... hoping this was a good idea

Will post benches when it comes in, hopefully by Thursday.

Anybody have some insight into how they perform?

ChanceCoats123 · 06-15-10, 06:56 PM

I don't think the Agility 2 comes in 120gb... Did you get the 100gb Agility 2, or the 120gb Agility Gen1?

THE_SOURCE41 · 06-15-10, 07:40 PM

they do have a 120gb agility2.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227543

xxjt2oxx · 06-15-10, 10:51 PM

Yea, my first step into the world of SSD...

Doing a 4x500GB RAID 5 storage of these ($39 per)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136358

and the 120GB SSD drive ($240)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...kim1132X509988

Should prove to the interesting

Headstand · 06-16-10, 02:48 AM

I am hoping someone who bought one throws it up for sale soon. Right as I tried to complete the order, it went sold out.

Parad0x420 · 06-16-10, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChanceCoats123

I don't think the Agility 2 comes in 120gb... Did you get the 100gb Agility 2, or the 120gb Agility Gen1?

Actually, they seem to have 50, 60, 100, 120, 200, and 240GB sizes for the Vertex 2s and Agility 2s. They're all over Newegg. I'm so very tempted to grab a 120GB Vertex 2 when its stocked at the Egg.

ChanceCoats123 · 06-16-10, 07:53 AM

What the hell...? The Point of the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 series is the 10gb's of NAND flash cache. That is why they are labeled as 50 and 100gb's. On the 50gb version, 50gb is the memory flash for storage and 10gb is NAND flash cache. On the 100gb, 100gb is storage and 20gb's of NAND cache. I wonder why they (ocz) is doing it this way... It seems like too little of a change to really put them on the market. And maybe they are out of stock because they don't exist and it's a typo...

lol

EarthDog · 06-16-10, 07:59 AM

The IOPS and 4k random r/w are WAY faster than the previous gen guys... These drives are beasts comapred to the first gen.

I also cant believe that someone would go out and blow this much money and not know how they perform. Unbelieveable. Especially being a member here for 5+ years you didnt ask first or look at any reviews?!?!! Oye.

I googled, "Agility 2 reviews" and came up with these: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ility+2+review

xxjt2oxx · 06-16-10, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

The IOPS and 4k random r/w are WAY faster than the previous gen guys... These drives are beasts comapred to the first gen.

I also cant believe that someone would go out and blow this much money and not know how they perform. Unbelieveable. Especially being a member here for 5+ years you didnt ask first or look at any reviews?!?!! Oye.

I googled, "Agility 2 reviews" and came up with these: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ility+2+review

I was under the assumption that these were different than the 50GB/100GB version, since both of those are listed on Newegg as well. On the OCZ website the 120GB is in the "extended sizes" category, all the reviews are the 50/100GB versions.

I'm guessing they're the same regardless of the capacity? The one you linked with the review is a 128GB, I've seen that review, but I can't even find a 128GB version of the agility 2

Mr Alpha · 06-16-10, 12:17 PM

The difference between Agility 2 100GB and 120GB is only firmware. They have the same physical amount of flash on them, but the 120GB version has lower over provisioning which hurts performance slightly. We are talking 3-5% with a full drive from the benchmarks I've seen.

xxjt2oxx · 06-17-10, 07:03 AM

06/17/2010 07:31:00 OUT FOR DELIVERY[I] FARMINGDALE, NY, US

rawr!

Brolloks · 06-17-10, 06:49 PM

Not too impressed with this SSD

EarthDog · 06-17-10, 07:01 PM

Something is right what that. Those arent close to its advert. numbers.

ACHI enabled?

Brolloks · 06-17-10, 09:01 PM

Yes, ACHI enabled

ChanceCoats123 · 06-17-10, 09:51 PM

... Wha?!?! Those are seriously messed up numbers. Gen 1 Ocz drives perform better than that!

What southbridge are you on? I would assume with your benching you must be on an ICH10R. Those are pretty low numbers even for Amd southbridges... Newest firmware installed?

xxjt2oxx · 06-17-10, 10:45 PM

my numbers attached, i dont believe the eVGA 750i FTW has AHCI support though, so I'm guessing when I upgrade the board I might see a lift.

Brolloks · 06-17-10, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChanceCoats123

... Wha?!?! Those are seriously messed up numbers. Gen 1 Ocz drives perform better than that!

What southbridge are you on? I would assume with your benching you must be on an ICH10R. Those are pretty low numbers even for Amd southbridges... Newest firmware installed?

Yeah, X58 board
Looks like mine is a dud

will test it on another board tomorrow

Mr Alpha · 06-18-10, 03:29 AM

Are you using the Microsoft or the Intel drivers? I remember somebody getting a big boost with a SandForce drive when installing the Intel drivers.

Brolloks · 06-18-10, 09:24 AM

You mean Intel chipset drivers?

xxjt2oxx · 06-18-10, 10:18 AM

one thing I'll say though, I"m guessing this might be more related to the AHCI issue (at work atm, no screenshots)

My AS SSD results were much lower than yours, even though the bench I posted above was much higher. I haven't tweaked anything yet, both tests were on fresh OS install and all factory settings.

06-15-10, 04:59 PM	Thread Starter #1
xxjt2oxx Registered Join Date: Oct 2005	OCZ Agility 2 120GB So I grabbed the Agility 2 120gb on Newegg this morning for $240... hoping this was a good idea Will post benches when it comes in, hopefully by Thursday. Anybody have some insight into how they perform? __________________ Antec 1200 Case Intel E8400 @ 3.49 GHz eVGA 750i FTW 900w Tagan T900-U33 2x2gb OCZ DDR-800 120gb OCZ Agility 2 2x500gb Hitachi P7k500 RAID0 2x500gb WD5000AADS 2x500gb WD5000AADS RAID1 EVGA GTX 260
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06-15-10, 06:56 PM	#2
ChanceCoats123 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois	I don't think the Agility 2 comes in 120gb... Did you get the 100gb Agility 2, or the 120gb Agility Gen1? __________________ Ed - "Aight it's pulling down... Thing is really tuned for LN2 though." This is the team you are looking for... 1EeNkR3VPihwHCGt2VKSjJHetiKHZt9U1e
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06-15-10, 07:40 PM	#3
THE_SOURCE41 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portland, OR	they do have a 120gb agility2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227543
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06-15-10, 10:51 PM	Thread Starter #4
xxjt2oxx Registered Join Date: Oct 2005	Yea, my first step into the world of SSD... Doing a 4x500GB RAID 5 storage of these ($39 per) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136358 and the 120GB SSD drive ($240) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...kim1132X509988 Should prove to the interesting __________________ Antec 1200 Case Intel E8400 @ 3.49 GHz eVGA 750i FTW 900w Tagan T900-U33 2x2gb OCZ DDR-800 120gb OCZ Agility 2 2x500gb Hitachi P7k500 RAID0 2x500gb WD5000AADS 2x500gb WD5000AADS RAID1 EVGA GTX 260
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06-16-10, 07:53 AM	#7
ChanceCoats123 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois	What the hell...? The Point of the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 series is the 10gb's of NAND flash cache. That is why they are labeled as 50 and 100gb's. On the 50gb version, 50gb is the memory flash for storage and 10gb is NAND flash cache. On the 100gb, 100gb is storage and 20gb's of NAND cache. I wonder why they (ocz) is doing it this way... It seems like too little of a change to really put them on the market. And maybe they are out of stock because they don't exist and it's a typo... lol __________________ Ed - "Aight it's pulling down... Thing is really tuned for LN2 though." This is the team you are looking for... 1EeNkR3VPihwHCGt2VKSjJHetiKHZt9U1e
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06-16-10, 07:59 AM	#8
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	The IOPS and 4k random r/w are WAY faster than the previous gen guys... These drives are beasts comapred to the first gen. I also cant believe that someone would go out and blow this much money and not know how they perform. Unbelieveable. Especially being a member here for 5+ years you didnt ask first or look at any reviews?!?!! Oye. I googled, "Agility 2 reviews" and came up with these: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ility+2+review __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / Sandy/Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / Haswell Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon Last edited by EarthDog; 06-16-10 at 08:12 AM.
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06-16-10, 12:17 PM	#10
Mr Alpha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	The difference between Agility 2 100GB and 120GB is only firmware. They have the same physical amount of flash on them, but the 120GB version has lower over provisioning which hurts performance slightly. We are talking 3-5% with a full drive from the benchmarks I've seen.
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06-17-10, 07:03 AM	Thread Starter #11
xxjt2oxx Registered Join Date: Oct 2005	06/17/2010 07:31:00 OUT FOR DELIVERY[I] FARMINGDALE, NY, US rawr! __________________ Antec 1200 Case Intel E8400 @ 3.49 GHz eVGA 750i FTW 900w Tagan T900-U33 2x2gb OCZ DDR-800 120gb OCZ Agility 2 2x500gb Hitachi P7k500 RAID0 2x500gb WD5000AADS 2x500gb WD5000AADS RAID1 EVGA GTX 260
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06-17-10, 06:49 PM	#12
Brolloks Benching Senior on Siesta Premium Member #8 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Long Horns	Not too impressed with this SSD Attached Images __________________ Should I get a Quad- or Dual-Core? - How about joining us in the Benching Lounge for some secrets - Want to bench sub-zero...take a look. Heatware 280-0-0 HWBOT Profile
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06-17-10, 07:01 PM	#13
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Something is right what that. Those arent close to its advert. numbers. ACHI enabled? __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / Sandy/Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / Haswell Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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06-17-10, 09:01 PM	#14
Brolloks Benching Senior on Siesta Premium Member #8 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Long Horns	Yes, ACHI enabled __________________ Should I get a Quad- or Dual-Core? - How about joining us in the Benching Lounge for some secrets - Want to bench sub-zero...take a look. Heatware 280-0-0 HWBOT Profile
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06-17-10, 09:51 PM	#15
ChanceCoats123 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois	... Wha?!?! Those are seriously messed up numbers. Gen 1 Ocz drives perform better than that! What southbridge are you on? I would assume with your benching you must be on an ICH10R. Those are pretty low numbers even for Amd southbridges... Newest firmware installed? __________________ Ed - "Aight it's pulling down... Thing is really tuned for LN2 though." This is the team you are looking for... 1EeNkR3VPihwHCGt2VKSjJHetiKHZt9U1e
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06-17-10, 10:45 PM	Thread Starter #16
xxjt2oxx Registered Join Date: Oct 2005	my numbers attached, i dont believe the eVGA 750i FTW has AHCI support though, so I'm guessing when I upgrade the board I might see a lift. Attached Images __________________ Antec 1200 Case Intel E8400 @ 3.49 GHz eVGA 750i FTW 900w Tagan T900-U33 2x2gb OCZ DDR-800 120gb OCZ Agility 2 2x500gb Hitachi P7k500 RAID0 2x500gb WD5000AADS 2x500gb WD5000AADS RAID1 EVGA GTX 260
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06-18-10, 03:29 AM	#18
Mr Alpha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	Are you using the Microsoft or the Intel drivers? I remember somebody getting a big boost with a SandForce drive when installing the Intel drivers.
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06-18-10, 09:24 AM	#19
Brolloks Benching Senior on Siesta Premium Member #8 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Long Horns	You mean Intel chipset drivers? __________________ Should I get a Quad- or Dual-Core? - How about joining us in the Benching Lounge for some secrets - Want to bench sub-zero...take a look. Heatware 280-0-0 HWBOT Profile
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06-18-10, 10:18 AM	Thread Starter #20
xxjt2oxx Registered Join Date: Oct 2005	one thing I'll say though, I"m guessing this might be more related to the AHCI issue (at work atm, no screenshots) My AS SSD results were much lower than yours, even though the bench I posted above was much higher. I haven't tweaked anything yet, both tests were on fresh OS install and all factory settings. __________________ Antec 1200 Case Intel E8400 @ 3.49 GHz eVGA 750i FTW 900w Tagan T900-U33 2x2gb OCZ DDR-800 120gb OCZ Agility 2 2x500gb Hitachi P7k500 RAID0 2x500gb WD5000AADS 2x500gb WD5000AADS RAID1 EVGA GTX 260
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