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Corsair CSSD-F256GBLX

Force LX 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 82.2% (461st of 1080)

Based on 2,404 user benchmarks.  Model: CORSAIR FORCE LX SSD
Poor: 58%Average: 82.2% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Force LX 256GB averaged just 17.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Force LX 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 159MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force LX 256GB is 41.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Force LX 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 231MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 259MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,404 samples)
Rank 46182.2%
Min Avg Max
372 Read 473 515
223 Write 275 295
78 Mixed 259 299
121 SusWrite 231 290
68.8% 309 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.9 4K Read 25.2 30.1
18.9 4K Write 76.7 114
12.8 4K Mixed 34 43.1
122% 45.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
206 DQ Read 270 301
85.8 DQ Write 246 291
40 DQ Mixed 159 198
146% 225 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
34GB free
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 282 283 256 262 173 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 507
Write 281
Mixed 292
SusWrite 256
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 37.4
131% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 196
172% 257 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 177 150 247 255 257 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 458
Write 271
Mixed 270
SusWrite 209
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 37.7
130% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 196
172% 257 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 232 161 160 158 128 MB/s
83.7% Excellent
Read 496
Write 278
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 175
56% 257 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 36.6
130% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 194
172% 258 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 111 94 84 76 77 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 509
Write 282
Mixed 284
SusWrite 112
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 38.8
138% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 184
164% 247 MB/s
227GB free
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 289 289 289 288 289 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 419
Write 289
Mixed 270
SusWrite 289
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 32.3
109% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 197
175% 262 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 212 159 162 95 93 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 370
Write 246
Mixed 236
SusWrite 147
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 23.4
90% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 59.2
DQ Mixed 43.1
33% 44 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M LX

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples185x
Core i5-3470Intel  $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples166x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples105x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples81x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples71x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples59x
SSD
Force LX 256GBCorsair  $129Bench 82%, 2,404 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples41x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples30x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $426

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