SSD Corsair Force 3 120/240Gb annunced

[Ao1]

^ Don't know if you missed the edit:

Edit : Finally got it from Corsair by mail
"The 85K IOPs number is 4K, 100% random, 100% write, 4K sector-alignment, using IOmeter 2008. This was done using an Intel P67 system, using the latest Intel RST drivers."

[Tony]

if this is random writes I would like to see the bench run independantly on a 120GB unit with the whole of the drive used for a test file...NOT the 8GB or so we here some use

OCZ spec drives with the whole of the drive used for test...

The OCZ forum uses 22000000 sectors or 11GB as we don't like customers wearing drives out needlessly.


If force3 is built with async nand the is no way its faster than Vtx3 as thats sync nand.

I smell dodgy marketing LOL

who ever sent that email to Corsair, get them to send you the test config they used for IOmeter, pass it to me so I can play here with my drives

[Skratch]

Because ocz can only have the fastest drives

[Gilgamesh]

Why someone compare Force3 120GB and his 220$ with Vertex3 @300/320$ and not with Solid3 120GB @230$?
After that, we can continue with dodge marketing like iops, data set dimension and long QD and don't forget compressible/incompressible files...

[jmke]

Because ocz can only have the fastest drives

ha. nice try.

if the difference is too big, something is up, by now you should have figured out that differences between products are all within a "believable" margin

[SubZero.it]

Hope that random numbers are true, I'll wait to see the price or I'll get a M4

[Skratch]

ha. nice try.

if the difference is too big, something is up, by now you should have figured out that differences between products are all within a "believable" margin

I have some ocz ddr 3500 ram that never did what the review sites got with there kits.

Ohh wait ocz is the fastest and best and no other company can make fast drives,not even corsair!

seeing someone from ocz post in every ssd thread putting down the other drives is getting old.

[jmke]

asking for how they did their test != "putting down other drives".
but meh.
go on and believe in the most sensationalist story you want

[Gilgamesh]

UPDATE:
http://www.corsair.com/blog/corsair-...gn=SocialMedia

Test Procedure
ATTO is a relatively easy setup.

Sequential Read/Write Performance Test (ATTO)
1. Run ATTO Disk Benchmark
2. Select Queue Depth=10
3. Select the target drive letter and click start



IOMeter 2008 IOPS Test (4k Aligned)

Here are the settings and procedures we use to measure IOPS.

[Praz]

Those screenshots tell the story.

[Gilgamesh]

UPDATE Force3 120/240GB with PCmark Vantage:
http://www.corsair.com/blog/corsair-...tage-advantage

Force Series 3 120GB



Force Series 3 240GB



Compare:

[Oliverda]

Force3 120GB: want

When is it going to be available?

[Gilgamesh]

Force3 120GB: want

When is it going to be available?

Next days: in Germany, from 28/5 to 31/5

[Kristers Bensin]

Force3 120GB: want

When is it going to be available?

Mine is already ordered from Inet.se in sweden

[onethreehill]

Force3 120GB: want

When is it going to be available?

Is available @newegg now

[Lanek]

Im tempted, really,.... but i have 2 solutions, take a second good old C300 and make a raid0 so i will get a bigger "partition" for my main C: , or take a OCZ III or this corsair, use it as main C, and use the old C300 for "additional softwares " ... The C300 raid 0 will still stay limited on the write speed vs VertexIII or ForceIII.... And i can still buy a second Corsair then for do a Raid0..

[scwam]

Got mine ordered early yesterday morning before anyone else knew it was in stock, in transit out of NJ. Price was $219 after $15 coupon and Fatwallet CB. I hope this is faster than my c300's and look forward to being blown away on my old ip35 sata II board
at the least I hope the random reads are a lot better. I've thought of puting my c300's in raid but I'd had to lose trim. Fudzilla posted yesterday about the misleading MAX 4k IOPS of 85,000 being only a maxium transfer over a small portion of the drive. Not really sure I understand that but I hope it's not significant.

[TheBreezyBB]

I think i'll get a 240GB one when I'm building my new RIG

[Oliverda]

Is available @newegg now

$234.99

It's much cheaper than Vertex 3.

[TheBreezyBB]

The 240GB is out of stock on amazon! and it's cheaper than the Vertex 3.

[onethreehill]

$234.99

It's much cheaper than Vertex 3.

We should be comparing the Force Series 3 with Agility 3. Both are using Asynchronous NAND
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB $234.99 ($209.99 after mail-in rebate card)

Vertex 3 is using Synchronous NAND (MSRP $249.99)
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB @299.99

[XRL8]

With OCZ you cant be sure you will get what they tell you will get.
Companies should pay the price for being dishonest with their clients.
Im not big fan of sandforce tho either way :-/ .Seems like crucial or intel is the way to go.

[Skratch]

We should be comparing the Force Series 3 with Agility 3. Both are using Asynchronous NAND
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB $234.99 ($209.99 after mail-in rebate card)

Vertex 3 is using Synchronous NAND (MSRP $249.99)
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB @299.99

Why would you not compare it to the vertex 3? its performance is right there with it.

[Andrea deluxe]

my first and last sandforce drive...

i buy and used for 2 week one agility3 and vertex3.....

throttling is near the corner and i hate this sensation on instability/low performance incoming.....

today i buy a Crucial M4 128gb..... bye bye ocz.... and sandforce....

[felix_w]

Andea, you experienced throttling issues ? Can you give some examples of your usage ?