Corsair Force 40GB Boot Drive SSD Review
Corsair Force 40GB – Test System
TEST SYSTEM
All tests were performed on a fresh and up-to-date install of Windows
7 Pro x64 with no
other applications running and using AHCI mode set through the BIOS. Synthetic Benchmarks were run with the OS loaded on a 30GB Vertex SSD. The
ASUS P6T (BIOS v1701) motherboard uses an ICH10R south bridge chipset which supports
TRIM. In between every test, the drive was secure erased. As such, all results should be
indicative of optimal performance. All
components were set to their default speeds and are listed below:
| Intel LGA 1366 Test Platform | |||||
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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 (1701)
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Memory |
CORSAIR XMS3 3GB DDR3 1333
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Video Card |
Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 |
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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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Comparison Drives & Other Models We Have Tested
In this particular article, we will be looking more at a comparison with the Intel X-25V 40GB drive but we will still post the numbers of the other drives we have tested for further points of reference. Since there are so many SSDs out there now with different
controllers, we started a reference table of which
controllers are used by each drive to help you compare results.
Different controllers definitely perform differently and each has various strengths and weaknesses. Like CPU’s, even identical drives will have variations in performance and part of that variance may be attributable to the NAND flash used.
| SSD MODEL |
CONTROLLER(S) | TRIM Support? |
| Corsair Force 40GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Intel X25-V 40GB | Intel G2 | Yes |
| G.Skill Phoenix Pro | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Patriot Inferno 100GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| OCZ RevoDrive 120GB SSD | (2X) Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | No* |
| ADATA S596 128GB | JMicron JMF612 | Yes |
| Corsair Force Series 120GB | Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Patriot Zephyr 128GB | JMICRON JMF612 | Yes |
| Patriot Torqx 128GB | Indilinx Barefoot | Yes |
| Kingston 30GB V Series SNV125-S2 |
Toshiba T6UG1XBG | Yes |
| Kingston 128GB V Series SNV425-S2 |
JMICRON JMF618 | Yes |
| Corsair Force Series 100GB |
Sandforce SF-1200 (SF-1222) | Yes |
| Corsair Nova Series 128GB |
Indilinx Barefoot | Yes |
| Intel X25-M 160GB G2 SSD |
Intel PC29AS21BA0 | Yes |
| Micron RealSSD C300 (6Gbps) 256GB | Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 | Yes |
| * TRIM is not supported due to the RAID controller. | ||
As you can see from the readout on CrystalDiskInfo 3.9.1, both NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. are
enabled, as is TRIM. This is a great free tool to see what version of
firmware the drive is running in the event there are updates
available. Before we started, we made sure we were running the latest available firmware – 2CV102HD.
On to the benchmarks!
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