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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

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 $232 

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Memory: Micron Asynchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2011.

Effective Speed 
+59%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 105% 466GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 101GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 446th / 1080
6,637 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 67% 73GB free
Worst Bench: 31% 48GB free (System drive)
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
SPEED RANK: 886th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		83.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+59% 		52.2 %
Average Score 
+84%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		393 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+205% 		129 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		355 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+96% 		181 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		25.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+17% 		22.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		80.9 MB/s Faster random write.
+16% 		69.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		273 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+73% 		158 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.9 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+26% 		27.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		309 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+158% 		120 MB/s
Peak Score 
+86%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		434 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+145% 		177 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		468 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+124% 		209 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		30.3 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+5% 		28.8 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		119 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+10% 		108 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		331 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+87% 		177 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		43.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+16% 		37.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		462 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+212% 		148 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		34.3 % Hugely better value.
+886% 		3.48 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$42 Hugely cheaper.
+82% 		$232
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		118 Months More recent.
+27% 		162 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		299 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+60% 		187 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		360 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+77% 		203 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,102 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+58% 		698 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		161 MB/s 161 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		185 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+13% 		163 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		240 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+43% 		168 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		134 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+14% 		118 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.1%
Average Bench 52.2%

The Corsair Force 3 is one of the slowest SSD's we have seen to date. Its real world speed rating of 305.7 MB/s puts it just above the bottom of the pack. Looking at its server orientated performance just makes matters worse, due to its now dated Sandforce controller which is known to deliver relatively poor incompressible transfer speeds, the Force 3 has the lowest AS-SSD total score (593) we have seen to date. This drive is out-dated and best avoided as a new purchase. Of course as with all the SSD's in the group test, it will still trounce any mechanical hard drive and is not a bad performer in absolute terms. [Feb '13 SSDrivePro]

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