Corsair CSSD-F512GBLX

Force LX 512GB

Force LX 512GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -9%Read 5%, Write -1%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite 19%Peak Score -10%Read 3%, Write -13%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -40%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -24%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -40%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -108%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 90.4% (321^st of 1072)

Based on 435 user benchmarks. Model: CORSAIR FORCE LX SSD

Poor: 64%Average: 90.4% Great: 106%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair Force LX 512GB averaged just 9.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Force LX 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 125MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 82.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force LX 512GB is 42.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Force LX 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 354MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 435 samples)

Rank 32190.4%

Min	Avg	Max
369	Read 480	520
325	Write 402	431
259	Mixed 347	464
185	SusWrite 354	430
88.9% 396 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 25.1	29.9
31.5	4K Write 82.4	119
16	4K Mixed 32.7	43.7
124% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.9	DQ Read 233	285
73.2	DQ Write 233	290
15.6	DQ Mixed 125	220
124% 197 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IDN-User, 8 days ago.

423GB free

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 414 415 413 420 422 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 316

SusWrite 417

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 94.1

4K Mixed 39.2

141% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 221

185% 268 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

342GB free

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 432 432 432 423 MB/s

98.5% Outstanding

Write 411

Mixed 313

SusWrite 428

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 79.3

4K Mixed 37.6

130% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 218

181% 260 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

342GB free

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 430 427 434 424 432 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 405

Mixed 308

SusWrite 430

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 76.9

4K Mixed 36.5

126% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 219

181% 260 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

378GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 409 417 357 370 412 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 319

SusWrite 394

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 37.2

129% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 217

181% 261 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

428GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 405 403 427 421 415 MB/s

90.3% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 304

SusWrite 412

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 31.9

106% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 218

182% 261 MB/s

ARE-User, 3 months ago.

48GB free

Firmware: N0530C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 391 398 301 282 409 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 416

Mixed 296

SusWrite 363

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 48.5

4K Mixed 2.5

64% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 80.4

111% 203 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

381GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 313 311 317 317 317 MB/s

64.6% Good

Write 315

Mixed 268

SusWrite 305

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 51.1

4K Mixed 27.3

93% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 25.9

DQ Write 87.7

DQ Mixed 39.2

35% 50.9 MB/s

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Typical Force LX 512GB Builds (Compare 370 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO - $320

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	224x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	86x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	39x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	38x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	26x

SSD
Force LX 512GBCorsairBench 90%, 435 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBKingstonBench 90%, 4,583 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair $98Bench 85%, 8,498 samples	10x
BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 4x8GBCrucialBench 107%, 871 samples	10x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $1,010

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Corsair CSSD-F512GBLX

Force LX 512GB

Average Bench: 90.4% (321^st of 1072)

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Corsair CSSD-F512GBLX

Force LX 512GB

Average Bench: 90.4% (321st of 1072)

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