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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: 46.9% (851st of 1021)

Based on 15,444 user benchmarks.  Models: Corsair Force 3 SSD, Corsair Force 3
Poor: 31%Average: 46.9% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Force 3 120GB averaged 53.1% 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 86.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 65.7MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force 3 120GB is 29.9%. 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 87.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15,444 samples)
Rank 85146.9%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 148 180
85 Write 111 132
103 Mixed 127 144
63 SusWrite 87.5 102
26.5% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 21.8 28.7
18.1 4K Write 65.7 106
13.3 4K Mixed 25.5 33.6
101% 37.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 DQ Read 116 144
59.3 DQ Write 105 128
27.2 DQ Mixed 86.3 117
71.4% 103 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
76GB free
Firmware: 5.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 99 102 103 103 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 161
Write 118
Mixed 134
SusWrite 97.7
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 33.7
149% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 117
92% 126 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 95 91 96 99 98 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 156
Write 113
Mixed 129
SusWrite 94
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 31.7
142% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 114
90% 125 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 78 78 76 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 153
Write 107
Mixed 127
SusWrite 77.8
26% 116 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 27.9
130% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 111
87% 120 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 72 87 85 84 88 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 144
Write 105
Mixed 134
SusWrite 84.1
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 26.6
96% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 112
87% 120 MB/s
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Gaming 50%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 43%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $195Bench 78%, 139,304 samples5,675x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $350Bench 78%, 109,070 samples2,983x
Core i7-3770Intel  $184Bench 75%, 175,863 samples2,923x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples1,621x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $252Bench 57%, 877,208 samples1,611x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples1,060x
SSD
Force 3 120GBCorsair  $109Bench 47%, 15,444 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 58,750 samples979x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 55,811 samples752x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 55%, 20,317 samples534x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $699

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