Update significantly increases IOPS in this series of SATA III 6Gbps SSD’s, but does require drive data backup
Update significantly increases IOPS in this series of SATA III 6Gbps SSD’s, but does require drive data backup
PRESS RELEASE
SAN JOSE, CA – Jan. 23, 2012 – OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of new enhanced IOPS firmware (v1.13) for the Octane SATA 3.0 Series SSDs. The random write performance has been significantly improved, in some capacities over double that of the previous specifications, for users looking to push their SSD performance to new heights.
For all Octane SATA 6Gb/s models, the improved IOPS made possible by this new firmware allow for greater transactional performance, especially during small file and random access speeds in everyday computing applications. When compared to the previous revision, random write IOPS performance doubles across nearly all capacities when tested in Iometer 2008:
OCZ strives to offer the fastest, highest performing solutions on the market and continues to support customers by offering firmware innovations to their storage investments. The new enhanced IOPS firmware will begin shipping in the next batch of drives to resellers, and the upgrade file will be made available to existing customers via the company’s website.
For complete performance update information, please visit the Octane SATA III product page here.
Editor’s Note: Click here for a link to the direct download page. Note that this firmware flash will wipe all data on the drive, back up your SSD data before applying it!
