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SamsungMZ-76E4T0B
CorsairCSSD-F240GB3-BK
$232

Controller: Samsung MJX. Memory: Samsung 64 layer TLC V-NAND. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

 $232 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 13,878 user samples
7,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 133% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 85% 3TB free (System drive)
Poor: 85% Great: 133%
SPEED RANK: 210th / 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
113 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+116%
52.2 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
485 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+276%
129 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
450 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+149%
181 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
38.1 MB/s Much faster random read.
+72%
22.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
91.3 MB/s Much faster random write.
+31%
69.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
425 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+169%
158 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
51.1 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+84%
27.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
437 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+264%
120 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
516 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+192%
177 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
491 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+135%
209 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
46.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+62%
28.8 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
127 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+18%
108 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
465 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+163%
177 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
63.8 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+72%
37.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
490 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+231%
148 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 77,537,623 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money
42 % Insanely better value.
+1,108%
3.48 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score)
$390 $232 Much cheaper.
+41%
Age
Newest
81+ Months Much more recent.
+50%
162 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
387 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+107%
187 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
361 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+78%
203 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,287 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+84%
698 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
370 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+130%
161 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
327 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+101%
163 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
273 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+62%
168 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
288 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+144%
118 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
4TB 240GB

Currently one of the highest capacity consumer SATA SSD on the market, this SSD offers huge amount of capacity and high R/W which is limited by SATA 3 max bandwidth. However, 4TB SSD and bigger begin to offer lower GB per dollar (which equals lower value) than the lower capacity SSD in the market such as 2TB NVMe SSD (Intel 660p 2TB at $194-209). [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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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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Welcome to our SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. [SSDrivePro]

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