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Performance3 SSD 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 46.5% (905th of 1072)

Based on 156 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Performance3 SSD
Poor: 36%Average: 46.5% Great: 54%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Performance3 SSD 128GB averaged 53.4% 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. Sequential Read Speed 348MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 15.1MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Performance3 SSD 128GB is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Performance3 SSD 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 54.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 71.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 156 samples)
Rank 90546.5%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 348 391
30.2 Write 171 198
117 Mixed 210 257
59.4 SusWrite 167 196
49.8% 224 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 4K Read 15.1 18
12.5 4K Write 39.9 54.6
5.42 4K Mixed 16.2 22.6
64.7% 23.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 DQ Read 71.2 88
37.2 DQ Write 54.1 60
9.22 DQ Mixed 43.6 61.7
37.8% 56.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
107GB free
Firmware: 1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 177 192 194 194 180 MB/s
50.3% Above average
Read 333
Write 176
Mixed 213
SusWrite 179
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 20.1
74% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 85.1
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 59.9
48% 68 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: 1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 196 197 11 6.7 MB/s
48.8% Average
Read 324
Write 189
Mixed 208
SusWrite 133
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 21.5
79% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 86.7
DQ Write 60.3
DQ Mixed 62
49% 69.7 MB/s
115GB free
Firmware: 1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 190 192 191 177 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 342
Write 190
Mixed 215
SusWrite 188
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 17.8
64% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 63.6
DQ Write 56.8
DQ Mixed 29.5
30% 50 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,711,379 SSDs tested

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Typical Performance3 SSD 128GB Builds (Compare 1,447 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples702x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples378x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples124x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples99x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples78x
SSD
Performance3 SSD 128GBCorsairBench 47%, 156 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples67x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $909

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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