Corsair MP500 FORCE NVMe Linux SSDs
SSD Linux testing by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Corsair Force MP500 240GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Crucial MX500 525GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 950 PRO 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170613, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 18.24 |============
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 30.02 |====================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 65.67 |============================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 820.09 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 362.75 |===================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 776.72 |=========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 205018 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 90684  |===================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 194176 |=========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 1005.34 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 316.77  |=============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 326.17  |==============


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 257348 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 79189  |=============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 81537  |==============


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 899.89  |==================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 218.27  |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1100.20 |==========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 224969 |==================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 54564  |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 281630 |===========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 1000.98 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 365.58  |===============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 875.35  |=====================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
IOPS > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 256171 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 91391  |===============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 218835 |=====================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 271.67 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 160.20 |=========================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 118.30 |===================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 723.98 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 131.80 |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 299.33 |==================


Dbench 4.0
Client Count: 6
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 683.00 |===========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 163.24 |==========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 226.72 |==============


IOzone 3.405
Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 1202.23 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 233.15  |========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 856.01  |==============================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 655.71 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 578.43 |=====================================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 667.60 |===========================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.6.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Corsair Force MP500 240GB . 5086.88 |==========================================
Crucial MX500 525GB ....... 1416.43 |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 2422.54 |====================