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

Plextor M5S 128GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB PLEXTOR PX-128M5 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: BenQ GW2450H, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.16.1-1-ARCH (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, 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 |==============================================
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 52.39  |===


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  |=====
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 93.07 |===============================================


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  |===
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 146.87 |==================================


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 |===========
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 88.50 |==============================================


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 |=======
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 584.85 |=========================================


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 |==========
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 483.54 |===========================================


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  |====
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 186.01 |===================


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  |====
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 805.00 |==============================================


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  |========
Plextor M5S 128GB ...... 413.75 |==============================================