Parameters of Corsair Force 3 SSD with Firmware 5.02

General information
TrademarkCorsair
ModelCorsair Force 3 SSD
Capacity240 GB (223.5 GiB)
TypeSSD
InterfaceSATA
SATA version3.0
ControllerSandForce
Firmware5.02
Alternative firmwares7
Firmware upgradesupported
ATA version8 (ACS)
Advanced Formatnot supported
Units tested31
Times tested93
Performance
Maximum interface speed600 MB/s
Maximum buffered read speed480 MiB/s
Maximum read speed421 MiB/s
Minimum average access time0.10 msec
Volatile write cachesupported
Read look-aheadsupported
Native command queuing (NCQ)supported
Advanced power management (APM)supported
Device sleep (DevSleep)not supported
Clearing unused data (TRIM)supported
Reliability
Count of sensors22
SMART command transport (SCT)supported
Full self-test time48 minutes
Critical maximum temperature16°C (60°F)
Recommended maximum temperature114°C (237°F)
Temperature sensorfake
Security
Drive access restrictionsupported
Enhanced security erasenot supported
Data destruction time2 minutes
Instant data destructionnot supported
Host protected area (HPA)supported
Host protected area passwordnot supported
Trusted computingnot supported