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Corsair CSSD-F480GBLEB

Force LE 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 85.1% (403rd of 1072)

Based on 5,507 user benchmarks.  Models: Corsair Force LE SSD, Corsai Force LE SSD
Poor: 62%Average: 85.1% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Force LE 480GB averaged just 14.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Force LE 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 184MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force LE 480GB is 38.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Force LE 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 211MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,507 samples)
Rank 40385.1%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 473 516
243 Write 434 494
285 Mixed 357 398
121 SusWrite 211 258
82.6% 369 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.6 4K Read 28.5 33.9
36.9 4K Write 78.8 109
23.4 4K Mixed 35.9 43.1
131% 47.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
204 DQ Read 300 326
99.2 DQ Write 283 359
79 DQ Mixed 184 208
168% 256 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
97GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 403 167 176 178 176 MB/s
98.8% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 495
Mixed 380
SusWrite 259
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 41.7
153% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 209
194% 297 MB/s
432GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 360 161 176 178 177 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 459
Mixed 392
SusWrite 253
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 40.5
149% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 202
191% 295 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 358 161 174 178 174 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 487
Mixed 395
SusWrite 253
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 38
136% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 207
193% 297 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 335 122 175 177 175 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 468
Mixed 362
SusWrite 241
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 38.1
138% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 208
193% 296 MB/s
267GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 412 157 174 173 175 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 507
Write 479
Mixed 382
SusWrite 256
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 30.8
130% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 196
181% 278 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 299 155 123 130 173 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 406
Write 442
Mixed 312
SusWrite 178
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 35.5
121% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 204
182% 274 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 264 240 152 166 90 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 428
Write 385
Mixed 347
SusWrite 191
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 37.6
106% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 204
186% 283 MB/s
268GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 370 164 173 176 174 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 423
Write 401
Mixed 332
SusWrite 249
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 21
81% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 196
180% 277 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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System: Corsair ONE

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples247x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples78x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples23x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples178x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples110x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples18x
SSD
Force LE 480GBCorsair  $277Bench 85%, 5,507 samples21x
RAM
CM4B8G4J2400A16K2-ON 2x8GBCorsairBench 77%, 489 samples133x
CM4B8G1J2400A16K2-O 2x8GBCorsairBench 76%, 239 samples56x
CM4B16G7L2666A16K2-O 2x16GBCorsairBench 88%, 471 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,003

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