Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F480GB3-BK (480 GB)

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Item 7297: Corsair Force Series 3 480GB CSSD-F480GB3-BK
BrandCorsair
FamilyForce Series 3
PartCSSD-F480GB3-BK
Size480 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
ControllerSandForce SF-2281
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Warranty3 year
$ 739.99
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 329.99 1.45
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 339.99 1.41
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR480GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 349.99 1.37
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 376.00 1.36
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 389.96 1.31
A-DATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-512GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 389.99 1.31
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-480G-G25 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 369.99 1.30
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 395.99 1.29
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 399.99 1.28
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 409.99 1.25
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F480GBGS-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 389.99 1.23
A-DATA XPG SX910 ASX910S3-512GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 5 419.99 1.22
Kingston SSDNow V+200 SVP200S3B/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 year 396.49 1.21
PNY XLR8 SSD9SC480GMDA-RB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 400.99 1.20
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512B/WW Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 449.99 1.14
PNY Prevail SSD9SC480GCDA-PB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 424.99 1.13
PNY XLR8 PRO SSD9SC480GCDA-RB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 432.13 1.11
Transcend SSD720 TS512GSSD720 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 492.84 1.04
Plextor PX-M5P Series PX-512M5P Marvell 88SS9187 SATA 6 Gb/s 768 512 5 492.99 1.04
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 464.99 1.03
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 473.74 1.01
Super Talent TeraNova FTM48N325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 2 491.73 0.98
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3B/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 495.63 0.97
Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW480A310 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 527.10 0.91
OCZ Vertex 3 Low Profile 7mm Series VTX3LP-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 566.25 0.85
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 613.99 0.78
Kingston SSDNow KC100 Series SKC100S3B/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 5 624.99 0.77
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 3 774.28 0.66
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 779.99 0.66
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F480GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 739.99 0.65
Kingston SSDNow V+200 SVP200S3/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 758.54 0.63
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGT480G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 480 3 787.95 0.61
Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 897.72 0.53

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Recent Price Changes

2013-02-16 $739.99 +232.02
2013-02-06 $507.97 +15.18
2013-02-05 $492.79 +8.43
2013-02-01 $484.36 -8.43
2013-01-28 $492.79 +16.84
2013-01-25 $475.95 +15.32
2013-01-23 $460.63 +24.64
2013-01-16 $435.99 +31.00
2013-01-05 $404.99 -5.00
2012-12-29 $409.99 -10.00

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Sequential Read550 MB/s max
Sequential Write520 MB/s max
Random 4K aligned Write85,000 IOPS max
Power
Active2 W max
Idle/Standby/Sleep0.5 W max

External links

Corsair
http://www.corsair.com/
Force Series 3
http://www.corsair.com/ssd/...
CSSD-F480GB3-BK
http://www.corsair.com/forc...

Corsair Force Series 3 Reviews & Benchmarks

ProClockers - Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit - July 5, 2012
TweakTown - Corsair Force Series 3 180GB Solid State Drive Review - April 26, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-Up - March 1, 2012
The Tech Report - SSD performance scaling across the spectrum - Size matters, but how much? - Feb. 1, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011 - Dec. 29, 2011
X-bit labs - Corsair Force GT Series 240 GB and Corsair Force 3 Series 240 GB Solid State Drives Review - Dec. 6, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: November 2011 - Nov. 23, 2011
The Tech Report - SSD scaling outside the sweet spot - A look at performance scaling from 120-320GB - Oct. 19, 2011
Legit Reviews - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD Review - Oct. 13, 2011
OCAHOLIC - Corsair Force 3 120 GB - Oct. 10, 2011
The Tech Report - SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB - Surveying the meat of the market - Sept. 25, 2011
X-bit labs - SandForce Driven: Seven SSDs on SF-2281 Controller - Sept. 10, 2011
Hardware Heaven - Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD Review - Aug. 26, 2011
Hardware Secrets - Corsair Force 3 vs. Force GT 120 GB Solid State Drive Review - Aug. 24, 2011
ProClockers - Corsair Force III 120GB Solid State Drive - July 28, 2011
VR-Zone - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD drive review - July 27, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Second-Gen SandForce: Seven 120 GB SSDs Rounded Up - July 25, 2011
Hot Hardware - SATA III SSD Round-Up: OCZ, Corsair, Patriot, Crucial - July 12, 2011
The SSD Review - Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Force Series GT vs Force Series 3 SSD Compared - July 9, 2011
The SSD Review - Corsair Force Series 3 120 GB SSD SATA 3 Review - Incredible SSD Performance at An Unbeatable Price - July 6, 2011
TweakTown - Corsair Force 3 120GB Solid State Drive Review - July 5, 2011
HEXUS - Corsair 120GB Force Series 3 SSD review - June 29, 2011
Guru3D - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD review - June 28, 2011
KitGuru - Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD Review - May 31, 2011

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