I have gone through several of the optimization steps to get peak performance but this is the best im getting on AS SSD(see screenshot).
Steps:
1. Enable AHCI vs IDE(couldnt boot on AHCI had to default to IDE)
2. Enable Trim
3. Disabled System Restore
4. Disabled Indexing
5. Disabled Defragmentation
6. Removed Page File
7. Disabled Hibernation
8. Disabled Prefetch and Superfetch
9. Disabled Write Caching(slight improvement in benchmarking with it disabled)
10. Disabled Services for Windows Search and Superfetch
11. Disabled Clear Page File at Shutdown and Large System Cache
12. Set High Performance Setting in Power Options
System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus OS windows 7 64bit Home Prem OEM CPU AMD FX-4100 4.1ghz Motherboard Asus M5A 88-V Evo Memory 2x4 GB Corsair Vengence Graphics Card Radeon 6870 950mhz clock 1155 memory Monitor(s) Displays LCD
PSU 600 Watt Case Zalman Z9plus Cooling Liquid cpu cooling Corsair Hard Drives Vertex 4 64GB SSD
2 HDD of random type
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number My Own Build OS Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit CPU Intel i7 3770 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Memory 16GB GSkill Ripsaw F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL Graphics Card Sapphire HD7770 Sound Card RealTek Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Kensington wired Mouse Logitech Wireless PSU Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620M Modular Case Coolermaster HAF XM Cooling Corsair H80 Liquid cooling with aftermarket Nexus quiet fans Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 SSD for Win 7
128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD for Win 8
1 TB Seagate drive for backup Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable) Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Browser I.E9/Firefox Other Info Sonar X2 Professional 64 bit Recording Software with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: Desktop with i5 3550 CPU, LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, new iPad
I reran the tests from Windows 7 64 bit (I have a dual boot Win 7/Win 8 with separate SSD drives - the OCZ for Win 8 and an Intel for Win 7). My Win 7 installation is stock except for that I have it set for High Performance Power Settings as I use this system for my recording studio.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number My Own Build OS Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit CPU Intel i7 3770 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Memory 16GB GSkill Ripsaw F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL Graphics Card Sapphire HD7770 Sound Card RealTek Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Kensington wired Mouse Logitech Wireless PSU Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620M Modular Case Coolermaster HAF XM Cooling Corsair H80 Liquid cooling with aftermarket Nexus quiet fans Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 SSD for Win 7
128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD for Win 8
1 TB Seagate drive for backup Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable) Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Browser I.E9/Firefox Other Info Sonar X2 Professional 64 bit Recording Software with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: Desktop with i5 3550 CPU, LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, new iPad
System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus OS windows 7 64bit Home Prem OEM CPU AMD FX-4100 4.1ghz Motherboard Asus M5A 88-V Evo Memory 2x4 GB Corsair Vengence Graphics Card Radeon 6870 950mhz clock 1155 memory Monitor(s) Displays LCD
PSU 600 Watt Case Zalman Z9plus Cooling Liquid cpu cooling Corsair Hard Drives Vertex 4 64GB SSD
2 HDD of random type
Also, make sure you are running the best firmware for your drive. I believe the Vertex series can greatly benefit from optimized firmware. Maybe some other Vertex owners will chime in on the subject.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built OS Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.5GHz Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77 Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4) @1866MHz Graphics Card Intel HD4000 Sound Card Onboard Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2309W Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Max Nighthawk X8 Mechanical keyboard Mouse Logitech MX 500 Wired PSU Seasonic X750 80+ Gold Full Modular Case Antec Eleven Hundred Super Mid Tower Cooling Intel Liquid Cooler Hard Drives Samsung 830 128GB SSD - OS
2 x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 HDD - Storage Internet Speed 50Mbps DL / 10Mbps UL Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Chrome/Firefox Other Info Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's
Asus RT-N66R Wireless Router
followed the tutorial, but when I have it enabled in bios my computer will crash before I hit the log in screen. Sometimes I pass the windows logo and then it crashes, other times it crashes during the formation of the windows logo.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus OS windows 7 64bit Home Prem OEM CPU AMD FX-4100 4.1ghz Motherboard Asus M5A 88-V Evo Memory 2x4 GB Corsair Vengence Graphics Card Radeon 6870 950mhz clock 1155 memory Monitor(s) Displays LCD
PSU 600 Watt Case Zalman Z9plus Cooling Liquid cpu cooling Corsair Hard Drives Vertex 4 64GB SSD
2 HDD of random type
Ive done some more messing around in the Bios trying to get the AHCI working. I have 2 other drives which are HDD. the way the mobo has it set up all 1-4 of my sata ports can be set to AHCI or IDE but not individually. I do have 2 more sata ports which are 5-6 that can be set to either as well, but to have AHCI on those 2 i have to have the first 4 set to AHCI as well.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus OS windows 7 64bit Home Prem OEM CPU AMD FX-4100 4.1ghz Motherboard Asus M5A 88-V Evo Memory 2x4 GB Corsair Vengence Graphics Card Radeon 6870 950mhz clock 1155 memory Monitor(s) Displays LCD
PSU 600 Watt Case Zalman Z9plus Cooling Liquid cpu cooling Corsair Hard Drives Vertex 4 64GB SSD
2 HDD of random type