Corsair Force LX SSD - Linux Disk Tests 3.17 Kernel EXT4
A Disk comparison focusing on a Corsair Force LX 256GB solid-state drive Linux review. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


OCZ Solid 2 64GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Crucial CT128MX1 128GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 63GB SanDisk SDSSDP06, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Corsair Force LX 256GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kingston SV300S3 120GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

OCZ Vertex 64GB: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-6cd0dbc 2014-08-29 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.5.0-+rc4-1~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Samsung SSD 840: 

	Processor: AMD A10-5800K APU @ 3.79GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 (MS-7792) v1.0, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 7168MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon HD 7660D 768MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VE228, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-35-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11
Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 186.22 |==========
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 336.53 |==================
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 297.06 |================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 35.14  |==
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 136.66 |=======
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 78.29  |====
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 878.04 |==============================================
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 82.49  |====


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 55.70 |=============================
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 9.77  |=====
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 51.32 |===========================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 82.97 |===========================================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 90.40 |===============================================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 80.17 |==========================================
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 9.73  |=====
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 46.43 |========================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 83.00  |===================
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 19.27  |====
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 93.07  |=====================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 170.80 |=======================================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 201.47 |==============================================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 92.67  |=====================
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 14.67  |===
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 64.40  |===============


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 52.33 |===========================
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 8.67  |=====
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 65.67 |==================================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 83.30 |============================================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 90.00 |===============================================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 80.07 |==========================================
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 20.67 |===========
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 45.93 |========================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 12
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 157.30 |===========
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 21.04  |=
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 262.50 |===================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 521.09 |=====================================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 391.25 |============================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 652.54 |==============================================
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 104.23 |=======
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 141.46 |==========


IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 198.98 |==================
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 276.49 |========================
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 461.10 |=========================================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 519.14 |==============================================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 313.99 |============================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 254.30 |=======================
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 116.61 |==========
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 511.43 |=============================================


IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 122.97 |============
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 29.56  |===
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 171.65 |=================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 284.66 |=============================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 456.49 |==============================================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 104.01 |==========
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 38.89  |====
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 240.30 |========================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 126.19 |===========
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 43.73  |====
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 107.18 |==========
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 338.41 |==============================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 510.58 |==============================================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 136.66 |============
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 62.29  |======
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 259.42 |=======================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ....... 119.04 |=======================
Crucial CT128MX1 128GB . 70.92  |=============
SanDisk SDSSDP06 64GB .. 141.31 |===========================
Corsair Force LX 256GB . 226.17 |===========================================
Kingston SV300S3 120GB . 241.76 |==============================================
Intel SSDSA2M160 160GB . 118.60 |=======================
OCZ Vertex 64GB ........ 69.65  |=============
Samsung SSD 840 ........ 200.13 |======================================