OCZ Technology Group has announced its Agility 4 SSD series, featuring a 6Gbps SATA III interface and the Indilinx Everest 2 controller platform recently introduced in their flagship Vertex 4 SSD series. According to OCZ benchmarks, the Agility 4 delivers transfer rates of up to 400MB/s and up to 85,000 random write IOPS. These benchmarks and OCZ’s aggressive Agility series pricing together position the Agility 4 to become a leader in SSD price-to-performance.
OCZ Technology Group has announced its Agility 4 SSD series, featuring a 6Gbps SATA III interface and the Indilinx Everest 2 controller platform recently introduced in their flagship Vertex 4 SSD series. According to OCZ benchmarks, the Agility 4 delivers transfer rates of up to 400MB/s and up to 85,000 random write IOPS. These benchmarks and OCZ’s aggressive Agility series pricing together position the Agility 4 to become a leader in SSD price-to-performance.
Manufacturer benchmarks indicate that the transactional performance of Everest 2 has doubled from the original Everst controllers for many common applications. The dual-core Everest 2 controller architecture includes an advanced error correction code (ECC) engine, dynamic wear-leveling, auto encryption, and Indilinx Ndurance 2.0 technology to extend NAND flash operating life.
Agility 4 Specifications
- Capacities: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
- NAND Components: 2Xnm Asynchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
- Interface: SATA III / 6Gbps (backwards compatible with SATA II / 3Gbps)
- Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
- NAND Controller: Indilinx Everest 2
- DRAM Cache: Up to 1GB
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3 mm
- MTBF: 2 million hours
- Data Path Protection: ECC corrects up to 78 random bits/1KB
- Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant, ATA Security Mode Features
- Product Health Monitoring: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support
- Power Consumption: Idle: 1.3W Active: 2.5W
- Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
- Ambient Temperature: 0°C ~ 55°C
- Storage Temperature: -45°C ~ 85°C
- Shock Resistance: 1500G
