Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

▲ Force 3 120GB
BENCHMARKS (20,730)
MKT (0%)
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$109

Effective Speed -70%Effective Speed -70%Average Score -97%Read -169%, Write -181%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -103%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -136%Peak Score -102%Read -155%, Write -196%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -116%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -183%Value & Sentiment -106%User Rating -6%, Market Share -361%, Price 14%, Value -71%Nice To Haves -101%DQ Read -118%, DQ Write -137%, DQ Mixed -81%, ADQ Read -124%, ADQ Write -120%, ADQ Mixed -100%, Age -33%, AS-SSD Total -95%

Average Bench: 48.3% (884^th of 1058)

Based on 20,730 user benchmarks. Models: Corsair Force 3 SSD, Corsair Force 3

Poor: 32%Average: 48.3% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Force 3 120GB averaged 51.7% 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 68.4MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force 3 120GB is 29%. 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 89.2MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20,730 samples)

Rank 88448.3%

Min	Avg	Max
115	Read 151	184
89.9	Write 112	125
107	Mixed 128	142
68.9	SusWrite 89.2	102
26.9% 120 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.3	4K Read 22.4	28.9
26	4K Write 68.4	106
15.2	4K Mixed 26.4	34
104% 39 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.1	DQ Read 119	144
73.2	DQ Write 108	124
28.5	DQ Mixed 90.2	119
74% 105 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

36GB free

Firmware: 1.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 92 89 89 85 MB/s

44.5% Average

Write 136

Mixed 127

SusWrite 87.9

30% 134 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 45.8

4K Mixed 23.2

85% 29.7 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 106

DQ Mixed 116

89% 122 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 86 91 88 95 97 MB/s

42% Average

Write 109

Mixed 135

SusWrite 92

27% 122 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 51.9

4K Mixed 20.1

81% 30.2 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 114

88% 121 MB/s

HRV-User, 17 hrs ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 75 82 83 82 82 MB/s

37.9% Below average

Write 114

Mixed 116

SusWrite 81.1

25% 111 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 23.5

82% 27.4 MB/s

DQ Read 25.5

DQ Write 73.4

DQ Mixed 26.9

27% 41.9 MB/s

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 240,410 samples	2,635x
Core i7-2600Intel $202Bench 71%, 163,868 samples	2,276x
Core i5-2400Intel $20Bench 68%, 149,776 samples	1,599x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 130,456 samples	2,126x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 843,846 samples	1,749x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 123,664 samples	1,306x

SSD
Force 3 120GBCorsair $109Bench 48%, 20,730 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 397,171 samples	1,554x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 166,611 samples	1,019x
1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 153,892 samples	618x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $406

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

Average Bench: 48.3% (884^th of 1058)

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Force 3 120GB

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