Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

▲ Force 3 120GB
BENCHMARKS (17,117)
MKT (0%)
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$109

Effective Speed -72%Effective Speed -72%Average Score -98%Read -171%, Write -179%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -101%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -136%Peak Score -100%Read -151%, Write -186%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -104%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -186%Value & Sentiment -127%User Rating -19%, Market Share -396%, Price -3%, Value -92%Nice To Haves -101%DQ Read -117%, DQ Write -135%, DQ Mixed -84%, ADQ Read -122%, ADQ Write -120%, ADQ Mixed -97%, Age -37%, AS-SSD Total -94%

Average Bench: 47.5% (869^th of 1040)

Based on 17,117 user benchmarks. Models: Corsair Force 3 SSD, Corsair Force 3

Poor: 31%Average: 47.5% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Force 3 120GB averaged 52.4% 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 92MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 67.5MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force 3 120GB is 29.2%. 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 88.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,117 samples)

Rank 86947.5%

Min	Avg	Max
100	Read 149	186
91	Write 112	129
102	Mixed 128	149
67.1	SusWrite 88.1	101
26.7% 119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.3	4K Read 21.9	28.2
30	4K Write 67.5	107
15.6	4K Mixed 25.8	33.4
102% 38.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.7	DQ Read 120	144
72.4	DQ Write 108	125
26.9	DQ Mixed 92	117
75% 107 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 79 70 83 88 90 MB/s

46.8% Average

Write 113

Mixed 131

SusWrite 83.9

26% 118 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 24.1

99% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 113

88% 123 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 hrs ago.

112GB free

Firmware: 1.3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 93 102 98 103 MB/s

45.9% Average

Write 123

Mixed 135

SusWrite 95

28% 127 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 46.3

4K Mixed 26.1

91% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 116

90% 125 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $115Bench 76%, 163,740 samples	1,705x
Core i7-3770KIntel $138Bench 77%, 113,783 samples	999x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 188,499 samples	945x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 52%, 625,424 samples	416x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 59%, 974,895 samples	404x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 81%, 1,009,584 samples	298x

SSD
Force 3 120GBCorsair $109Bench 48%, 17,117 samples	1x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 59,828 samples	201x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 59,781 samples	185x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 23,280 samples	176x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $564

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Corsair CSSD-F120GB3-BK

Force 3 120GB

Average Bench: 47.5% (869^th of 1040)

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Force 3 120GB

Average Bench: 47.5% (869th of 1040)

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