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CorsairCSSD-F240GB3-BK
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

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 $232 

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

Effective Speed 
+42%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 52,703 user samples
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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 601st / 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 		74.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+42% 		52.2 %
Average Score 
+49%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		366 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+184% 		129 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		192 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+6% 		181 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		30.2 MB/s Much faster random read.
+37% 		22.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		80.4 MB/s Faster random write.
+16% 		69.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		229 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+45% 		158 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.1 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+38% 		27.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		142 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+18% 		120 MB/s
Peak Score 
+40%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		438 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+147% 		177 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		225 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8% 		209 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.4 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+30% 		28.8 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		111 MB/s +3% 108 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		262 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+48% 		177 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		48.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+30% 		37.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		170 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+15% 		148 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		5.52 % Much better value.
+59% 		3.48 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$100 Much cheaper.
+57% 		$232
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		146 Months Slightly more recent.
+7% 		157 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		248 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+33% 		187 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		216 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+6% 		203 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		851 Pts Stronger server IO.
+22% 		698 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		202 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+25% 		161 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		203 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+25% 		163 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		175 MB/s +4% 168 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		161 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+36% 		118 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74.1%
Average Bench 52.2%
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The 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K is nearly two years old, several generations of SSD have passed since its original release. Better 120GB SSDs have more NAND modules than the old HyperX and are able to write faster than the peak 234 Mb/s achieved by the HyperX 3K. The HyperX 3K also has a Sandforce 2281 controller which is unable to write compressed data as well as its more recent competition. All that said the HyperX still has an effective speed of 367 MBps which is respectable and far faster than even the best mechanical drive. With peak 4K read/write speeds of 33/110 MB/s the HyperX 3K also has competent small file performance. To summarize as a current value proposition the HyperX 3K struggles, simply because the likes of Samsung and OCZ have innovated and moved forward in the two years since the HyperX 3K was released. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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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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