Corsair CSSD-F120GBLS

Force LS 120GB

Force LS 120GB
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Effective Speed -904%Effective Speed -904%Average Score -1,512%Read -868%, Write -3,476%, 4K Read -245%, 4K Write -268%, Mixed -1,890%, 4K Mixed -587%, SusWrite -3,246%Peak Score -1,064%Read -1,070%, Write -1,670%, 4K Read -408%, 4K Write -323%, Mixed -1,264%, 4K Mixed -528%, SusWrite -2,182%Value & Sentiment -2,574%User Rating -36%, Market Share -5,311%, Price 109%, Value -5,056%Nice To Haves -1,189%DQ Read -653%, DQ Write -522%, DQ Mixed -907%, ADQ Read -1,149%, ADQ Write -1,005%, ADQ Mixed -3,944%, Age -691%, AS-SSD Total -641%

Average Bench: 53.9% (871^st of 1080)

Based on 9,315 user benchmarks. Models: Corsair Force LS SSD, Corsair Force LS

Poor: 33%Average: 53.9% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Force LS 120GB averaged 46.0% 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 Random Read Speed 24.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 428MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force LS 120GB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Force LS 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 129MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,315 samples)

Rank 87153.9%

Min	Avg	Max
321	Read 428	504
36.2	Write 129	358
60.2	Mixed 160	339
26.9	SusWrite 94.9	200
44.4% 203 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.7	4K Read 24.9	37.6
16.2	4K Write 55.7	89.5
5.51	4K Mixed 15.7	34.9
87.2% 32.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
64.7	DQ Read 137	308
29.1	DQ Write 114	305
2.57	DQ Mixed 36.8	208
51.7% 95.9 MB/s

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

TUR-User, 8 days ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S9FM01.8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 71 65 57 59 MB/s

46.6% Average

Write 67.3

Mixed 116

SusWrite 62.5

38% 174 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 52.4

4K Mixed 7.8

77% 28.8 MB/s

DQ Read 102

DQ Write 32.6

DQ Mixed 8.8

22% 47.7 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S9FM02.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 51 32 38 26 MB/s

46.3% Average

Write 75

Mixed 95.4

SusWrite 33.4

38% 177 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 52.6

4K Mixed 8.4

82% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 40.1

DQ Write 3

DQ Mixed 9.9

10% 17.7 MB/s

NZL-User, 2 days ago.

109GB free

Firmware: S8FM05.8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 186 193 195 195 MB/s

40.8% Average

Write 193

Mixed 190

SusWrite 191

49% 218 MB/s

4K Read 8.8

4K Write 11.5

4K Mixed 10.1

32% 10.1 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 177

DQ Mixed 69.5

78% 130 MB/s

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	633x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	481x
Core i7-4790Intel $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	429x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	303x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	210x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	160x

SSD
Force LS 120GBCorsair $98Bench 54%, 9,315 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	82x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	81x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $748

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Corsair CSSD-F120GBLS

Force LS 120GB

Average Bench: 53.9% (871^st of 1080)

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