Crucial m4 or corsair force 3 SSD

[Zoomer602]

Hello,
Business non gaming computer - looking probaby for fast random reads - no long streaming no huge data trasnfers. Lots of open windows and data retrieval (not huge blocks) Obviously the big difference is the controllers on these. The Vertex 3 is out as the Crucial and Corsair each are priced about the same and below the OCZ. Which is better the 256GB M4 or the 240GB Force 3

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Is the ssd for a business enterprise class server, office workstation, or desktop pc?

 

[Zoomer602]

Is the ssd for a business enterprise class server, office workstation, or desktop pc?

Office workstation>

Here is my build list (I think):
Lian Li - PC-37B (love the look tired of towers)
Seasonic - SS-460FL (Ill try fanless - no video card, SSD doing most the work - I think it will be fine)
Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 (Has what I need and want - Dual video monitors, no hdmi, smart, Z68 etc)
Crucial -CT256M4SSD2 ( I think this is the one)
Mushkin 996996 (X2 =16GB) (wrote to them for compatibility - want Fastest Memory that does not need a FAN)
Seagate ST32000641AS (XT 2TB for storage) (I am a seagate guy and the XT's are decent)
Seagate STAC2000103 (for backup) (USB 3.0)
Lite-On iHAS124-04 (who cares and Lite On has been reliable for me)
Win 7 Pro 64 bit (in case i need XP mode)

CPu is either i7-2600 or i7-2600K. I will not be gaming nor overclocking however I am not sure I would use the features of the non K chip either - so its a toss up - unless someone has an argument for one over the other.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

OK! No extraordinary enterprise applications.

If I could only choose between the M4 and the Force 3, then I would choose the Crucial M4. The M4 has the Marvell 88SS9174-BLD2 controller which is a new and improved version of the Marvel 88SS9174-BJP2 controller used in the Crucial C300 drives.

If you are interested in reliability and dependability, then I would recommend Intel and Samsung. If you go strictly by synthetic benchmarks the Intel and Samsung ssd's are not barn burners. However, if you go by real world performance, then Intel and Samsung definitely hold their own. Intel extended their warranty from 3 years to 5 years.

All else being equal the performance difference among the high end and mid-range ssd's is mostly negligible. The ssd's form a very tight performance cluster. The human eye and brain cannot differentiate the differences. That's where synthetic benchmarks come into play. They are designed to exaggerate the differences in ssd's. In a sense the synthetic benchmarks are misleading.