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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EZRX-00D + 640GB SAMSUNG HD642JJ + 2000GB External HDD + 1000GB 10EACS External, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer P243W + Acer P243W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-35-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.4.12968, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.4.2-2~gd~t, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Server Raid50: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 @ 2.00GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Bochs, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 230GB, Graphics: Cirrus Logic GD 5446, Network: Red Hat Virtio device

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-35-generic (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 73.69  |===
Server Raid50 ........................ 298.24 |===========


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 47.00  |======
Server Raid50 ........................ 249.17 |================================


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 80.33  |=======
Server Raid50 ........................ 352.25 |================================


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 45.27  |========
Server Raid50 ........................ 191.00 |================================


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 134.64 |=======
Server Raid50 ........................ 337.09 |=================


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 10002.13 |==============================
Server Raid50 ........................ 215.43   |=


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 198.82 |=============
Server Raid50 ........................ 486.41 |================================


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 440.14 |============================
Server Raid50 ........................ 251.62 |================


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 840 Basic 240GB after fstrim . 312.08 |================================
Server Raid50 ........................ 68.57  |=======