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Corsair

Force GS 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 69.3% (125th of 1015)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Force GS
Poor: 43%Average: 69.3% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The Corsair Force GS 2TB averaged 30.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.63MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.04MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Force GS 2TB is 55.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Force GS 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 12569.3%
Min Avg Max
58.2 Read 122 193
56.5 Write 111 194
58.5 Mixed 85.5 131
92.4 SusWrite 129 164
82.3% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.51 4K Read 0.68 0.9
1.26 4K Write 2.04 5.2
0.17 4K Mixed 0.63 1
136% 1.12 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
205GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 150 151 154 156 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 108
Write 111
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 153
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
201GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 151 149 153 151 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 108
Write 56.5
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 150
71% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
302GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 118 117 115 117 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 130
Write 77.5
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 116
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 112 113 113 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 106
Write 63.5
Mixed 74
SusWrite 112
66% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,348,370 HDDs tested

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Typical Force GS 2TB Builds (Compare 4,014 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,200x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples390x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples319x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples309x
SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples144x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples74x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $532

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