--- description: Corsair's family of Force Series SSDs are well known to us; the SandForce SF-1200 powered drives have already been reviewed in 40GB and 120GBcapacities. The new 90GB F90 is part of a capacity update announced in early December that also included the 180GB F180. The F90 fills an interesting capacity and price point void that existed between the 60GB and 120GB models. Squarely between these two, the F90 brings reasonable capacity to the market at a price of under $190.  title: Corsair F90 SSD Review (CSSD-F90GB2-BRKT) image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/corsiar-f90-small.jpg --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Storage-Review-2x.png)](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [Consumer Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [Review](https://www.storagereview.com/review) » Corsair F90 SSD Review (CSSD-F90GB2-BRKT) # Corsair F90 SSD Review (CSSD-F90GB2-BRKT) by Brian Beeler on January 3, 2011 [Client SSD](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer/client-ssd)  ◇  [Consumer](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) Corsair’s family of Force Series SSDs are well known to us; the SandForce SF-1200 powered drives have already been reviewed in [40GB](https://www.storagereview.com/corsair_force_f40_review_40gb) and [120GB](https://www.storagereview.com/corsair_force_f120_ssd_review) capacities. The new 90GB F90 is part of a capacity update [announced in early December](https://www.storagereview.com/corsair_adds_90gb_and_180gb_capacities_force_series_ssds) that also included the 180GB F180. The F90 fills an interesting capacity and price point void that existed between the 60GB and 120GB models. Squarely between these two, the F90 brings reasonable capacity to the market at a price of under $190. Editorial note – the F90 review will be somewhat abbreviated as we’ve covered most of the detail surrounding this drive in the F40 and F120 reviews. We’ll highlight benchmarks and other significant findings but for more detail you may refer to the prior reviews. ![Corsair F90 SSD](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/corsiar-f90.jpg) **Corsair F90 Specs** - Unformatted Capacity – 90GB - Sequential Read/Write 285 MB/s sequential read — 275 MB/s sequential write - 50K IOPs (4K aligned) - Interface – SATA II - MLC NAND flash - Form Factor – 2.5″ - Weight – 80g - Power Consumption Active – 2.0W Max,  Idle – 0.5W Max - MTBF – 100,000 hours - Warranty – Three years **Aesthetics** The Corsair F90 is an all-black design a carbon copy of the prior models, with the exception of the sticker changes. ![Corsair F90 SSD front]() ![Corsair F90 SSD bottom]() The body of the SSD is fairly sturdy and doesn’t flex or give when you try to squeeze the drive. Dropping it on the floor would probably result in minimal damage, unless an object hit the SATA connector which is the most fragile exposed component. ![Corsair F90 SSD side]() **Disassembly** Corsair has “warranty void if broken” stickers covering strategic access screws. Unless you want to throw away your warranty, I suggest checking out our internal shots instead of opening your own drive. The bottom plate is held on with four Phillips head screws (two of which are covered with stickers to prevent tampering) which when removed expose the circuit board inside. The circuit board is held in place by four additional screws.   ![Corsair F90 SSD taken apart]() While nearly identical outside of capacity, curiously the Corsair F90 has a different controller revision than the F120, this time matching the SandForce SF-1222TA3-SBH chip on the [120GB OCZ Vertex 2](https://www.storagereview.com/ocz_vertex_2_review_120gb) and [120GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro](https://www.storagereview.com/owc_mercury_extreme_pro_ssd_review_120gb). ![Corsair F90 SSD controller]() The F90 has twelve 8GB Intel 29F64G08CAMD8 flash modules, with seven on the bottom and five on the top. ![Corsair F90 SSD PCB Top]() ![Corsair F90 SSD PCB Bottom]() **Synthetic Benchmarks** For this mini-review we will let the images speak for themselves. The Corsair F90 is aimed to fill the gap between 40GB “OS” SSDs and the more expensive 120GB mainstream models. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() **Real-World Benchmarks** We were most impressed by how well the Corsair Force F90 performed in our real-world benchmarks. Most lower-capacity drives suffer from poor write speeds, but the F90 had no trouble keeping up with the other larger SandForce models we have already reviewed, thanks to being powered by the same processor family. Our custom StorageMark 2010 traces break down drive performance by scenario, which aim to mimic common everyday situations. The first real-life test is our HTPC scenario. In this test we include: playing one 720P HD movie in Media Player Classic, one 480P SD movie playing in VLC, three movies downloading simultaneously through iTunes, and one 1080i HDTV stream being recorded through Windows Media Center over a 15 minute period. Higher IOps and MB/s rates with lower latency times are preferred. In this trace we recorded 2,986MB being written to the drive and 1,924MB being read. ![]() Our second real-life test covers disk activity in a productivity scenario. For all intents and purposes this test shows drive performance under normal daily activity for most users. This test includes: a three hour period operating in an office productivity environment with 32-bit Vista running Outlook 2007 connected to an Exchange server, web browsing using Chrome and IE8, editing files within Office 2007, viewing PDFs in Adobe Reader, and an hour of local music playback with two hours of additional online music via Pandora. In this trace we recorded 4,830MB being written to the drive and 2,758MB being read. ![]() Our third real-life test covers disk activity in a gaming environment. Unlike the HTPC or Productivity trace, this one relies heavily on the read performance of a drive. To give a simple breakdown of read/write percentages, the HTPC test is 64% write, 36% read, the Productivity test is 59% write and 41% read, while the gaming trace is 6% write and 94% read. The test consists of a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit system pre-configured with Steam, with Grand Theft Auto 4, Left 4 Dead 2, and Mass Effect 2 already downloaded and installed. The trace captures the heavy read activity of each game loading from the start, as well as textures as the game progresses. In this trace we recorded 426MB being written to the drive and 7,235MB being read. ![]() **Power Consumption** The Corsair F90 is just like its brothers in that it is very power friendly. Under normal operation the drive never used more than 1W of power, and even its startup power was small measuring 1.05W. ![]() **Warranty**   Corsair offers an industry-standard three-year warranty on the F90. This is matched by all the other top-tier SSD manufacturers including Intel, Western Digital, Crucial, and others. **Conclusion** The newly released Corsair F90 brings another capacity to the mix, giving the company a very nice list of SandForce-powered SSDs. Currently the selection includes the F40, F60, F90, F120, F180 and F240. While users of single-drive platforms like notebooks and netbooks still might lean towards higher-capacity models, the F90 offers a good size – and price – that is perfect for users wanting to RAID two of them. Overall the F90 brings another option to the table with a new pricepoint that will make it easier for buyers looking to find the largest drive in their budget. If you were expecting the launch of a new SandForce chipset, you will need to wait a while. **Pros** - Another capacity worth checking out (very tempting for RAID, hint hint) - Offers same or similar performance of full-size 120GB model   **Cons** -  Slightly slower than its full-size brother in some areas   **Bottom Line** SSD buyers can now choose a drive between the common capacities of 60GB and 120GB, even better, without breaking the bank. Corsair did something simple, but smart, a sub-$200 SSD that performs like the F90 does should be a big hit. ![Storage Review Editor's Choice]()   [Product Page](http://www.corsair.com/cssd-f90gb2-brkt.html) [Discuss This Review](http://forums.storagereview.com/index.php/topic/29381-corsair-f90-ssd-review/) **Engage with StorageReview** [Newsletter](https://www.storagereview.com/storage_newsletter) |  [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/StorageReview "Opens in a new window") | Podcast  [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/storagereview-com-storage-reviews/id1060681115 "Opens in a new window")/ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") |  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/ "Opens in a new window") |  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/storagereview "Opens in a new window") |  [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview? 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