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Corsair CSSD-F90GB3-BK

Force 3 90GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Memory: Micron Asynchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 45.4% (915th of 1072)

Based on 1,943 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Force 3 SSD
Poor: 30%Average: 45.4% Great: 56%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Force 3 90GB averaged 54.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 82.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force 3 90GB is 25.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Force 3 90GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 73.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 89.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,943 samples)
Rank 91545.4%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 152 188
72 Write 89.5 99
94.1 Mixed 113 123
56 SusWrite 73.4 83.5
23.9% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 4K Read 22 28.7
29.1 4K Write 66.1 92.5
14.4 4K Mixed 24.4 31.1
99.6% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 DQ Read 118 147
64.7 DQ Write 87.4 98.3
25.8 DQ Mixed 82.8 109
67.3% 96.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
83GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 83 84 83 82 83 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 201
Write 103
Mixed 122
SusWrite 85.6
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 29.7
122% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 96.5
DQ Mixed 81.1
72% 108 MB/s
30GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 80 83 76 81 89 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 194
Write 91.1
Mixed 117
SusWrite 80.1
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 25.7
124% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 93.5
DQ Mixed 110
85% 116 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 83 84 83 84 83 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 176
Write 94.2
Mixed 121
SusWrite 85.6
27% 119 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 29.1
120% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 95.8
80% 116 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 81 77 79 76 MB/s
53.7% Above average
Read 175
Write 88.9
Mixed 115
SusWrite 78.3
25% 114 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 28.3
121% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 86.7
DQ Mixed 112
84% 114 MB/s
51GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 72 78 79 79 79 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 158
Write 89.2
Mixed 116
SusWrite 77.3
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 27.9
124% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 103
81% 113 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 82 80 82 81 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 157
Write 96.5
Mixed 119
SusWrite 81.8
25% 114 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 24.5
104% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 93
DQ Mixed 70.4
60% 88.5 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 73 76 76 75 MB/s
27.3% Poor
Read 103
Write 87.6
Mixed 94.9
SusWrite 74
20% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 15
52% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 28.2
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 31.2
31% 46.8 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus B85M-E/BR

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples123x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples106x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples101x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples79x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples54x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples43x
SSD
Force 3 90GBCorsair  $242Bench 45%, 1,943 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples39x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples24x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $392

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