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Corsair Performance 3 256GB Solid State Drive Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2011-08-09 03:45:24.0


Hardware Canucks have posted a review of the Corsair Performance 3 256GB SATA 6Gb/s solid state drive, which is based on a Marvell controller and which features 480 MB/s sequential read and 320 MB/s sequential write speeds.

Here's what they had to say:

"While the Performance 3 may not have wowed us with its extreme performance in our testbed’s normal configuration, this shouldn’t lead you to think it isn’t a cutting-edge drive. This drive has quite obviously been designed to meet the needs of a certain niche and the fit seems to be perfect. If you have been holding onto an antiquated installation of Windows XP / Vista or happen to be running certain Linux distros, the Performance 3 will likely be the best bet for long term endurance. In non-TRIM supporting systems, current SandForce-based SATA 6Gbps drives just can’t keep up. In short, the Performance 3 is a middle of the pack performer that has some flashes of brilliance.

This isn’t to say that Corsair’s Performance 3 isn’t without its fair share of minor issues. The cleaning algorithms going on behind the scenes can sure save its bacon but they tend to eat up valuable resources."


This is a very good large SSD with perhaps too aggressive TRIM functionality.

Click here to read the full review.

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