Powerhaus930 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I bought my 90GB Corsair Force GT about 2 years ago. Originally I was using a Sata II moterboard and if I recall correctly the read and write speeds were around 115MB/s when benchmarked using Crystal Disk Mark as well as AS SSD Benchmark. I just assumed the lower speeds were due to the limitations of Sata II. However when I upgraded to a new MB with Sata III ports the read speed went up to about 460MB/s but write speed stayed at about 115MB/s. I upgraded the MB about a year and a half ago but since the SSD hasn't given me any problems I just figured it didn't matter. Recently I decided that I would finally try to figure out what is wrong with it. I have reinstalled Windows on the drive a handful of times and I made sure to secure erase it. I think the program I used is called Parted Magic but I may be wrong. I recently found out about the Corsair SSD Toolbox and I have been using it for the TRIM command. I also saw that there is a firmware update available but I haven't bothered updating it. I plan on using the Secure Wipe tool in Corsair SSD Toolbox and reinstalling Windows eventrually and I figure I will update the firmware then. Has anyone else had a similar problem to this? I'm not sure what the problem could be since it has been this way since I purchased it and the speeds haven't changed at all really accept for when I got a new MB that had Sata III ports. I made sure the Sata ports are set to AHCI mode (I think that's what it's called). I have never defragmented the SSD. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully it's something simple that i'm overlooking. Here is a link to the Crystal Disk Mark benchmark - http://i.imgur.com/DlcYqBh.jpg Here is a link to the Smart Analysis using Defraggler - http://i.imgur.com/gTdXWoc.jpg I tend to leave my PC on 24/7 and that's why the Power on Hours count is so high. I do restart it occasionally but it hardly ever goes more than 12 hours while being turned off. Also I used to record alot of videos on the SSD and that's why the Lifetime Read/Write count is high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Run a ATTO benchmark and post a screenshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaus930 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Well it appears that you were right. If i'm readinmg this graph correct it seems my write performance is in the mid to high 400 mbs for files larger than 32 kbs. Read performance is over 500mbs for larger files as well. Does this pervformance seem to be on par with what it should be for Force GT's my size/age? How do these results compare to current SSD's? Now i'm curious as to why Crystal Disk Mark and AS SSD Benchmark showed that my write times were significantly less. I'm assuming it has to do with the type of benchmark they are. Thanks for your help. Edit : Forgot to post the link. Here it is - http://i.imgur.com/PkRtpmI.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Advertised Specs for the Force GT 90GB Read Performance (max) 555 MB/s Write Performance (max) 505 MB/s http://www.corsair.com/en-au/force-series-gt-90gb-sata-3-6gbps-solid-state-hard-drive The ATTO benchmark results are fine. ATTO is the tool which Corsair uses to benchmark their drives. It uses compressible data while AS SSD and Crystal Disk Mark test with incompressible data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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