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Neutron GTX SS 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 91.3% (312th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Neutron GTX SS
Poor: 67%Average: 91.3% Great: 105%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair Neutron GTX SS 500GB averaged just 8.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Neutron GTX SS 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 310MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Neutron GTX SS 500GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Neutron GTX SS 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 379MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 376MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 31291.3%
Min Avg Max
268 Read 379 499
338 Write 434 468
285 Mixed 380 496
254 SusWrite 376 456
88.6% 392 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 4K Read 26.7 47.5
39.8 4K Write 84.3 124
14.5 4K Mixed 34.4 64.6
129% 48.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 DQ Read 273 385
190 DQ Write 310 362
16.7 DQ Mixed 128 360
142% 237 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
124GB free
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 450 450 435 414 413 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 364
Write 454
Mixed 373
SusWrite 436
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 39.4
142% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 148
166% 280 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 410 410 412 362 429 MB/s
99.4% Outstanding
Read 366
Write 454
Mixed 377
SusWrite 403
91% 400 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 40.1
145% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 146
165% 279 MB/s
124GB free
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 408 400 396 402 414 MB/s
93.9% Outstanding
Read 354
Write 444
Mixed 364
SusWrite 411
89% 393 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 36
126% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 145
165% 280 MB/s
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 305 390 390 397 354 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 354
Write 453
Mixed 366
SusWrite 352
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 33.8
122% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 131
151% 259 MB/s
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 356 366 357 374 350 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 329
Write 397
Mixed 285
SusWrite 360
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 26.4
84% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 145
149% 244 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,752,595 SSDs tested

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Typical Neutron GTX SS 500GB Builds (Compare 426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples106x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples60x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples27x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples19x
SSD
Neutron GTX SS 500GBCorsairBench 91%, 16 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $682

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