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Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

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

Average Bench: 47.4% (886th of 1058)

Based on 14,637 user benchmarks.  Models: Corsair Force 3 SSD, Corsair Force 3
Poor: 29%Average: 47.4% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Force 3 120GB averaged 52.6% 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 90.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force 3 120GB is 32.2%. 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 88.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,637 samples)
Rank 88647.4%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 149 179
82.8 Write 111 127
101 Mixed 127 145
67.5 SusWrite 88.8 103
26.7% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 21.9 28.9
21.3 4K Write 66.8 108
14.3 4K Mixed 25.6 34
101% 38.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 DQ Read 119 144
61.2 DQ Write 107 126
27.5 DQ Mixed 90.2 119
73.9% 105 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
75GB free
Firmware: 1.3.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 70 82 96 100 100 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 149
Write 120
Mixed 133
SusWrite 92
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 31.3
137% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 113
89% 123 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 44,074,796 SSDs tested.

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Typical Force 3 120GB Builds (Compare 8,741 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $115Bench 76%, 169,441 samples2,530x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 222,290 samples1,504x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $328Bench 77%, 136,940 samples1,501x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 671,374 samples629x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples616x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,127,629 samples419x
SSD
Force 3 120GBCorsair  $109Bench 47%, 14,637 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 71,054 samples285x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 69,450 samples274x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 55%, 23,651 samples263x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $564

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