Benchmark Reviews
"The OCZ Vertex Turbo leads the pack of Indilinx-based SSDs and performs at near-SLC levels with 327 read and 429 write IOPS. While all of these benchmarks indicate the general bandwidth 'speed' was the highest among MLC SSDs available, input/output performance results were also very high compared to ultra-premium SLC SSDs. Since MLC Solid State Drive products are the most consumer-affordable products of the genre, it's nice that OCZ's Vertex Turbo series is closing the gap between MLC and more expensive SLC SSDs. The MLC SSD market has never seen a faster portable storage product. The OCZ Vertex Turbo series is a premium high-performance Solid State Drive recommended to enthusiasts wanting the absolute best performance from their computer system."

Driver Heaven
“With the Vertex Turbo OCZ have created the fastest Indilinx based SSD we have tested. The enhanced specifications of the drive allowed it to outperform the standard Crucial model throughout our review. A particular highlight was the high definition video writing test where the Vertex Turbo achieved results 20mb/s faster than the standard Indilinx drive. When comparing the Turbo to drives based on other controllers we see that it regularly outperforms the Intel X25-M. When making the decision on which drive to purchase the decision should not be based purely on performance though. The 3-year warranty offered by OCZ is good and exceeds most other companies but it is their user forum which is the most impressive aspect of the support process. Without doubt the best Indilinx based SSD available."

PC Welt (Germany)
“Compared to the OCZ Vertex SSD, the Vertex Turbo comes with handpicked controller and flash chips. The Turbo version of the Vertex really lives up to it's name. Exceptional performance is what we have seen when benchmarking the OCZ Vertex Turbo, it's the fastest MLC SSD we have ever seen. 102.5MB/s is more than any other MLC SSD achieved in our labs. The OCZ Vertex Turbo shows superb performance and is the fastest SSD with MLC technology on the market. We were delighted especially by the real world performance of this drive. The faster cache proved to be a good idea as it improves the access time by up to 50% compared to other drives with Indilinx controllers. We honor this with our Innovation Award. Another big pro is the service provided by OCZ. They don't just offer an extended warranty of 3 years but also firmware updates and various SSD tools."

Guru 3D
"The Vertex Turbo SSD series offers the same Indilinx 'Barefoot' controller and 64MB of DRAM buffer that the regular edition has, but now boasts ultra-fast 270/200 MBps read and write speed. An overclocked cache, now that is just sexy. I feel it's refreshing what OCZ is trying to accomplish here. From swift to fast to faster to freakishly furious really. The Vertex TURBO is without doubt the fastest SSD we have ever had in our hands."

PC World (France)
“The Turbo version makes use of the same controller as the regular version but OCZ has increased both the host clock-speed and the SDR DRAM Cache to 180MHz versus 166MHz on the original series. In addition to that OCZ has developed a special firmware to further optimize the performance. When it comes to random read, the Vertex Turbo performs at a higher level than the Intel X25-E Go, which is a great achievement, this is the case right from the beginning – truly impressive. Fortunately there is the utility that supports Wiper TRIM, allowing the controller to indicate how best to organize the performance. The Turbo steps it up a notch and offers higher performance, even exceeding the performance of the Intel drives. All in all the Vertex Turbo is an excellent SSD, if you can spare the additional investment for this model you will not regret your purchase!”

Macworld (France)
“The Turbo version makes use of the same controller as the regular version but OCZ has increased both the host clock-speed and the SDR DRAM Cache to 180MHz versus 166MHz on the original series. In addition to that OCZ has developed a special firmware to further optimize the performance. When it comes to random read, the Vertex Turbo performs at a higher level than the Intel X25-E Go, which is a great achievement, this is the case right from the beginning – truly impressive. Fortunately there is the utility that supports Wiper TRIM, allowing the controller to indicate how best to organize the performance. The Turbo steps it up a notch and offers higher performance, even exceeding the performance of the Intel drives. All in all the Vertex Turbo is an excellent SSD, if you can spare the additional investment for this model you will not regret your purchase!”

Hot Hardware
“As you can see in the chart above, a slight edge overall going to the OCZ Vertex Turbo series drive, which was the best performer throughout. The OCZ Vertex Turbo Series proved to be the highest performing drives in the group represented in this article. We should also point out that the Vertex Turbo Series drive's faster cache gave it a marked edge over the standard Vertex drive. Ultimately, overall performance weighs heavily in our opinion, but we can't ignore the value proposition. Hence, we're giving the OCZ Vertex Turbo Series drive a strong recommendation.”

Pure Overclock
“Vertex Turbo runs ahead of the other Indilinx-based drives, posting some outstanding numbers, even ahead of the Intel SSD. Vertex Turbo clearly posted outstanding numbers in the Sequential Read department. Again, the Vertex Turbo blows away the hard drives in raw Read speeds but even beats the other SSDs as well, posting the fastest numbers we've seen to date. After seeing the Vertex Turbo 120GB in action, we can definitively say the OCZ Vertex Turbo is without a doubt the fastest SSD we've tested, and we've see our fair share of drives. We've looked at most of the top SSDs on the market and the Vertex Turbo's performance results are simply outstanding. After all the dust settles, the OCZ Vertex Turbo puts up some eye-watering performance results across the board, leaving the competition behind.”

OC3D
"The Vertex Turbo was the fastest drive to use outside of the synthetic benchmarks. I encountered absolutely no stuttering while using this drive as the main boot drive housing Windows Vista 64bit over a two week period and this is where I feel the drive comes into it's own. The drive was the quickest SSD on test in terms of Vista boot up and shutdown...there is no doubting that the OCZ drive is certainly a rapid, high performing piece of kit. Should you decide to lay claim to the OCZ Vertex Turbo, one thing I can guarantee you is blistering performance, the likes of which you have to experience to believe and no amount of text can describe the improvements an SSD of this caliber can make to a high end computer system."

Tom's Hardware: SSD Summer Slam
"The Vertex Turbo is an improved version of the Vertex, running with faster cache memory clocked at 180 MHz as opposed to Indilinx’s usual 166 MHz. Obviously, overclocking has arrived in the storage market. The result is improved throughput and dramatically improved write performance. OCZ went extreme with the Vertex Turbo and overclocked the cache memory in an effort to increase throughput. The company succeeded!"

c’t Magazine (Germany)
"The OCZ Vertex Turbo is the youngest member of the Indilinx controller family SSDs and comes with overclocked components. OCZ set out to solve the issues of SSDs that slow down after a while of usage. A new firmware carries the so called Garbage Collection feature that is meant to improve the write performance. OCZ keeps the firmware updates coming, we saw betas of 1.41 and 1.42 on their forums - that'd be updates number 6 and 7."

Tec Channel (Germany)
"OCZ offers even faster SSDs with the new Vertex Turbo series. OCZ uses the well known Indilinx Barefoot controller, although with higher clock frequency. The 180MHz 64MB cache chip is supposed to outperform the usual 166MHz units. The Turbo cache really lives up to it's name. Maximum sequential read is a very good 246MB/s. We're convinced by the impressive 236MB/s sequential write maximum, very good 223MB/s being the average value."

Sweclockers (Sweden)
"The OCZ Vertex Turbo is a tuned version of the Vertex. The clockfrequency has been increased, cache has been overclocked from 166 to 180MHz which further increases the performance."

PC Update (France)
"Vertex Turbo is identical to the Vertex base regarding memory chips, ie MLC Samsung. Where it differs is in the frequency of the cache that goes from 166 to 180 MHz. The controller is also slightly boosted, while the Turbo's firmware is optimized and it is specific. The gain occurs mainly during sequential writes and random read performance is more close to those of the basic version of Vertex. Compatible with TRIM via the Wiper Utility."

CPU Magazine
"The new Vertex vaults past the performance of a first-gen but firmware-patched Intel X25-M in many of our benchmarks. OCZ tuned the firmware with proprietary tweaks, and it looks like whatever it did to the ARM-based Indilinx Barefoot controller was effective. The mere fact that OCZ provides a performance restoration utility shows that the company is dedicated to keeping its customers’ SSDs from slowing down over time due to deleted files lingering on. Pushing things even further, OCZ slightly overclocked the Turbo’s cache, which weighs in at a more than healthy 64MB, from 166MHz to 180MHz (nearly 8.5%)."

Desktop Review
"OCZ has put a lot of work into making MLC SSDs shine, and drives like the Vertex Turbo show it. While the Turbo branding shares most of the same fundamentals as the earlier Vertex (sans Turbo) drives do, they've been tweaked to get as much performance out of the hardware as possible. The Vertex Turbo is even faster. If you have an older hard drive, and are looking to take your system's responsiveness to a whole new level, look no further than these guys. Older systems become unimaginably snappy, and fast, modern systems? They get taken to a new level entirely."

PC-Max (Germany): SSD Comparison
"The Vertex Turbo has an overclocked chip cache and beat the best drives in our test, especially in our Cyrstal Mark benchamrks."

Chip (Poland)
"The Vertex Turbo received outstanding results during our tests when it came to peak read and write speeds, the average performance are the highest we have seen from any SSD so far! Furthermore, it also achieved the highest IOPS of any SSD tested so far. The Vertex Turbo also scored extremely high in our other tests such as PCMark05, PCMark Vantage and in Vista, also the highest results we have seen from any SSD tested so far. he test results and the ranking of this SSD speak for themselves!"

MikroDatorn (Sweden): SSD Comparison
"The OCZ Vertex Turbo is for enthusiasts that are willing to invest more in higher performance. When increasing the number and size of files the Vertex Turbo performs much better – just as we expected."

MacLife (Greece)
"The Vertex Turbo 120GB is one of the best in the market (perhaps with the minimum seek time of less than 0.1ms) and is defined as a safe choice in a relatively affordable cost for its category. Furthermore this particular SSD seems ideal for most implementations, both mobile and fixed Mac, since the actual capacity of 128GB it allows the installation of the operating and storage of significant volumes of files. For the user who wants to get the maximum from their computer, the Vertex Turbo is essential."

Anandtech: Windows 7 and TRIM Testing
"TRIM is a huge step forward in SSD maturity and readiness for the masses. If you're buying an Indilinx drive the rate of firmware releases pretty much dictates that you'll want to buy from OCZ. None of the other Indilinx manufacturers have Windows 7 TRIM support yet. The additional testing and exclusive agreements that OCZ have with Indilinx provide their customers a tangible advantage in this case. I still firmly believe that an SSD is the single best performance improvement you can buy for your system today."

Desktop Review: Holiday Buyer's Guide
"You might be looking for some place to store your several hundred family pictures. Maybe your desktop needs some pep to play today's latest games. Take a look at the following accessories that DesktopReview.com thought made the grade and see if there's something you'll want under the tree. While OCZ has always been known as a premium memory brand, long the bastion of enthusiasts and performance junkies, they've really made a name for themselves in the past year or so with the introduction of several lines of solid state drives. Some of them are geared for affordability, some of them are tweaked for performance. The Vertex Turbo, as its name implies, is definitely one of the latter."