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Corsair CSSD-N480GBXT

Neutron XT 480GB

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Controller: Phison PS3110-S10. NAND Flash: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 90.9% (313th of 1072)

Based on 846 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Neutron XT SSD
Poor: 60%Average: 90.9% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair Neutron XT 480GB averaged just 9.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Neutron XT 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 99.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Neutron XT 480GB is 55.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Neutron XT 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 295MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 321MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 846 samples)
Rank 31390.9%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 447 514
91.3 Write 389 495
160 Mixed 295 371
110 SusWrite 321 484
81.4% 363 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 29.6 37.2
33.2 4K Write 75.9 114
19.4 4K Mixed 36.2 46.5
131% 47.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
155 DQ Read 322 384
76.5 DQ Write 275 368
33.9 DQ Mixed 99.6 200
129% 232 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
219GB free
Firmware: SAFC01.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 487 489 490 494 489 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 499
Mixed 290
SusWrite 490
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 40.6
145% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 74.9
140% 278 MB/s
333GB free
Firmware: SAFC01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 353 420 430 430 428 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 479
Mixed 361
SusWrite 396
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 41.3
144% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 203
194% 305 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: SAFC01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 439 449 439 443 439 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 443
Mixed 313
SusWrite 438
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 35.3
121% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 76.6
123% 235 MB/s
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 369 386 377 393 386 MB/s
76.5% Very good
Read 289
Write 398
Mixed 314
SusWrite 377
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 29.4
100% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 166
145% 217 MB/s
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Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1 - $394

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples227x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples103x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples52x
GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples40x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples39x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples37x
SSD
Neutron XT 480GBCorsair  $210Bench 91%, 846 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GBCorsair  $140Bench 87%, 4,858 samples13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $1,294

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