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Corsair Force Series 120GB SandForce SF-1200 SSD Review
| Manufacturer: | Corsair |
| Product: | CSSD-F120GB2-BRKT |
| Date: | Wed, Jun 16, 2010 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Joe Evans - |
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The Test System
TEST SYSTEM
All tests were performed on a fresh and up to date install of Windows 7 x64 with no other applications running using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. The Asus P6T motherboard uses a ICH10R south bridge chipset which supports TRIM. In between every test, the drive was wiped completely (written to in all 0's or FF) and left idle for at least 20 minutes to ensure the TRIM function had time to do its job. As such, all results should be indicative of optimal performance. All components were set to their default speeds and are listed below:
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Core i7 920 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6T Deluxe V1
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Memory |
12GB OCZ Gold DDR3 1600MHz
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Video Card |
ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
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Hard Drive |
OCZ Vertex 30GB |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX1000 |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit |
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Since there are so many SSD's out there now with different
controllers, we thought it would be helpful to have a reference of which
controllers the comparison drives use to help you compare results.
Different controllers definitely perform differently and each have
various strengths and weaknesses. We should also note that all of the
controllers and drives listed do support the TRIM function.
| SSD
MODEL |
CONTROLLER |
| Corsair Force Series 120GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) |
| Patriot Zephyr 128GB | JMICRON JMF612 |
| Patriot Torqx 128GB | Indilinx Barefoot |
| Kingston 30GB V Series SNV125-S2 | Toshiba T6UG1XBG |
| Kingston 128GB V Series SNV425-S2 | JMICRON JMF618 |
| Corsair Force Series 100GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) |
| Corsair Nova Series 128GB | Indilinx Barefoot |
As you can see from the readout on CrystalDiskInfo and S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, as is TRIM. This is a great free tool to see what version of firmware the drive is running as well in the event there are updates available.
On to the benchmarks!
Next Page - ATTO v2.41 & AS SSD Benchmarks
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Corsair Force Series 120GB SSD Intro
Page 2 - A Look Inside The Force SSD Page 3 - The Test System Page 4 - ATTO v2.41 & AS SSD Benchmarks Page 5 - HD Tune Pro v4.01 Page 6 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0 & CrystalDiskMark v3.0 Page 7 - PCMark Vantage & SiSoft Sandra 2010 Page 8 - Capacity, Final Thoughts & Conclusions |
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