Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

Force 3 120GB
BENCHMARKS (22,358)
MKT (0%)
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$109

Effective Speed -71%Effective Speed -71%Average Score -97%Read -165%, Write -172%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -105%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -130%Peak Score -94%Read -152%, Write -166%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -109%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -156%Value & Sentiment -135%User Rating -6%, Market Share -400%, Price -18%, Value -114%Nice To Haves -100%DQ Read -112%, DQ Write -135%, DQ Mixed -90%, ADQ Read -116%, ADQ Write -122%, ADQ Mixed -112%, Age -24%, AS-SSD Total -92%

Average Bench: 47.8% (898^th of 1072)

Based on 22,358 user benchmarks. Models: Corsair Force 3 SSD, Corsair Force 3

Poor: 32%Average: 47.8% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Force 3 120GB averaged 52.2% 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 88.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 67.8MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force 3 120GB is 29.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Force 3 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 89.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 22,358 samples)

Rank 89847.8%

Min	Avg	Max
110	Read 149	184
89.4	Write 113	136
107	Mixed 129	149
62.6	SusWrite 89.1	108
26.9% 120 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 22	28.7
26.3	4K Write 67.8	104
14.9	4K Mixed 26	34.1
103% 38.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.9	DQ Read 120	144
69.3	DQ Write 108	126
27	DQ Mixed 88.6	118
73.4% 106 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 15 hrs ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 96 96 95 96 MB/s

56.9% Above average

Write 111

Mixed 126

SusWrite 94.1

28% 127 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 88.5

4K Mixed 31.2

126% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 111

88% 124 MB/s

NLD-User, 54 mins ago.

15GB free

Firmware: 5.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 69 71 80 96 94 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 98.7

Mixed 132

SusWrite 82.2

25% 112 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 76.2

4K Mixed 26.2

110% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 93.3

DQ Mixed 98.5

78% 110 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 95 99 98 97 MB/s

45.2% Average

Write 113

Mixed 126

SusWrite 97.9

28% 125 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 21.8

88% 32.2 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 123

95% 129 MB/s

NOR-User, 5 days ago.

110GB free

Firmware: 1.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 89 93 95 97 97 MB/s

41.9% Average

Write 112

Mixed 133

SusWrite 95

27% 121 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 35.1

4K Mixed 23.5

79% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 118

DQ Mixed 115

90% 123 MB/s

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	308x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	282x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	44x

SSD
Force 3 120GBCorsair $109Bench 48%, 22,358 samples	1x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	311x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	158x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	129x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $555

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

Average Bench: 47.8% (898^th of 1072)

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Force 3 120GB

Average Bench: 47.8% (898th of 1072)

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