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Neutron 120GB (v0)

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Controller: Link A Media Devices LM87800. NAND Memory: Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 66% (731st of 1072)

Based on 315 user benchmarks.  Models: Corsair Neutron SSD, Corsair Neutron SS
Poor: 52%Average: 66% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The Corsair Neutron 120GB (v0) averaged 34.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 83.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Neutron 120GB (v0) is 27.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Neutron 120GB (v0) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 160MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 175MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 315 samples)
Rank 73166%
Min Avg Max
305 Read 421 517
111 Write 175 203
128 Mixed 228 285
98.7 SusWrite 160 200
54.5% 246 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 22.8 28.6
40.7 4K Write 69.1 106
13.1 4K Mixed 22.4 32.1
99.7% 38.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 DQ Read 253 336
87.6 DQ Write 164 203
13.5 DQ Mixed 83.3 224
95.8% 166 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free
Firmware: M208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 198 197 197 196 197 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 492
Write 196
Mixed 245
SusWrite 190
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 29.3
105% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 227
181% 257 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 171 167 170 172 171 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 373
Write 159
Mixed 246
SusWrite 172
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 26.8
110% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 103
113% 194 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 191 193 193 193 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 356
Write 192
Mixed 227
SusWrite 192
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 25.7
100% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 102
117% 203 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 159 153 161 160 155 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 378
Write 194
Mixed 237
SusWrite 160
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 27.1
102% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 106
121% 209 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 89 84 96 97 105 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 379
Write 183
Mixed 207
SusWrite 104
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 30.1
115% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 106
113% 193 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,716,669 SSDs tested

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Typical Neutron 120GB (v0) Builds (Compare 5,616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,406x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,166x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,071x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples375x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples302x
SSD
Neutron 120GB (v0)CorsairBench 66%, 315 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $336

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