Corsair CSSD-F128GBGS-BK

Force GS 128GB

Force GS 128GB
BENCHMARKS (5,842)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $150

Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -47%Read -34%, Write -90%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -54%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -89%Peak Score -46%Read -22%, Write -89%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -103%Value & Sentiment -330%User Rating -13%, Market Share -1,026%, Price -17%, Value -261%Nice To Haves -56%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -47%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -60%, ADQ Write -52%, ADQ Mixed -75%, Age -46%, AS-SSD Total -47%

Average Bench: 72.5% (603^rd of 1058)

Based on 5,842 user benchmarks. Model: Corsair Force GS

Poor: 54%Average: 72.5% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Corsair Force GS 128GB averaged 27.5% 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 148MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force GS 128GB is 32.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Force GS 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 215MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,842 samples)

Rank 60372.5%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 346	416
127	Write 215	257
173	Mixed 235	276
103	SusWrite 157	189
53.1% 238 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.3	4K Read 29.6	37.3
26.1	4K Write 74.4	106
22.4	4K Mixed 36.3	46.8
131% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
110	DQ Read 201	227
58.2	DQ Write 189	243
59.6	DQ Mixed 148	204
124% 179 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 12 hrs ago.

119GB free

Firmware: 5.07

SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 177 178 177 179 179 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 248

Mixed 260

SusWrite 180

56% 251 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 85.7

4K Mixed 40.5

150% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 225

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 142

128% 195 MB/s

NOR-User, 3 hrs ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.07

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 133 133 124 132 121 MB/s

78.3% Very good

Write 208

Mixed 214

SusWrite 133

53% 238 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 85.5

4K Mixed 41.2

146% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 138

121% 181 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.40

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 166 182 172 170 154 MB/s

77.5% Very good

Write 236

Mixed 239

SusWrite 170

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 65.9

4K Mixed 40.8

137% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 180

151% 218 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.05A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 140 134 137 147 MB/s

70.9% Very good

Write 205

Mixed 182

SusWrite 147

47% 210 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 39.9

126% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 140

128% 196 MB/s

AUS-User, 14 hrs ago.

113GB free

Firmware: 5.07

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 149 153 151 129 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 138

Mixed 201

SusWrite 146

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 20.3

4K Mixed 25.9

92% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 45.5

DQ Mixed 63.1

51% 72.9 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 236,961 samples	2,525x
Core i7-2600Intel $241Bench 71%, 152,658 samples	2,140x
Core i5-2400Intel $150Bench 69%, 145,183 samples	1,516x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 131,618 samples	2,008x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 810,808 samples	1,675x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 123,908 samples	1,217x

SSD
Force GS 128GBCorsair $150Bench 72%, 5,842 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 405,411 samples	1,475x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 169,131 samples	979x
1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 149,204 samples	585x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $447

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $394	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	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-F128GBGS-BK

Force GS 128GB

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