Corsair CSSD-N240GBXT

Neutron XT 240GB

▲ Neutron XT 240GB
BENCHMARKS (1,466)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
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$170

Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -9%Read -2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score -5%Read 2%, Write 2%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -6%, Market Share -∞%, Price -99%, Value -117%Nice To Haves -27%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 5%, DQ Mixed -57%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -143%, Age -19%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 90.7% (315^th of 1072)

Based on 1,466 user benchmarks. Model: Corsair Neutron XT SSD

Poor: 59%Average: 90.7% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair Neutron XT 240GB averaged just 9.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Neutron XT 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 96MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Neutron XT 240GB is 55.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Neutron XT 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 315MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,466 samples)

Rank 31590.7%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 443	514
105	Write 372	494
134	Mixed 285	338
134	SusWrite 315	478
79.3% 354 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.6	4K Read 28.6	36.3
36	4K Write 81.2	113
18.4	4K Mixed 35.8	45.6
132% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
97.8	DQ Read 310	385
82.3	DQ Write 281	374
25	DQ Mixed 96	188
127% 229 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

TUR-User, 2 days ago.

91GB free

Firmware: SAFC01.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 463 475 474 477 480 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 489

Mixed 291

SusWrite 471

99% 439 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 36.5

129% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 379

DQ Mixed 74.9

140% 279 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

97GB free

Firmware: SAFC02.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 334 314 329 326 331 MB/s

98.3% Outstanding

Write 378

Mixed 320

SusWrite 335

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 84.8

4K Mixed 37.9

139% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 169

173% 280 MB/s

USA-User, 11 days ago.

133GB free

Firmware: SAFC01.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 372 320 331 374 373 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 325

SusWrite 357

87% 388 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 34.7

125% 44.1 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 137

121% 182 MB/s

SGP-User, 10 days ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFC01.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 211 189 238 193 235 MB/s

87.5% Excellent

Write 374

Mixed 332

SusWrite 226

80% 359 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 77.3

4K Mixed 35.7

131% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 21.2

91% 206 MB/s

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Typical Neutron XT 240GB Builds (Compare 417 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P7H55-M PRO

CPU
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	76x
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	69x
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	28x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	24x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	18x

SSD
Neutron XT 240GBCorsair $170Bench 91%, 1,466 samples	1x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	163x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	113x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	41x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $468

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Corsair CSSD-N240GBXT

Neutron XT 240GB

Average Bench: 90.7% (315^th of 1072)

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Neutron XT 240GB

Average Bench: 90.7% (315th of 1072)

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