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Corsair CSSD-N480GBXT

Neutron XT 480GB

Neutron XT 480GB
BENCHMARKS (846)
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BUY • $210

Effective Speed -499%Effective Speed -499%Average Score -627%Read -838%, Write -1,098%, 4K Read -200%, 4K Write -173%, Mixed -995%, 4K Mixed -205%, SusWrite -882%Peak Score -754%Read -1,054%, Write -1,199%, 4K Read -416%, 4K Write -232%, Mixed -1,159%, 4K Mixed -370%, SusWrite -846%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%, Price -1%, Value -1,809%Nice To Haves -631%DQ Read -504%, DQ Write -416%, DQ Mixed -949%, ADQ Read -431%, ADQ Write -357%, ADQ Mixed -1,391%, Age -491%, AS-SSD Total -512%

Average Bench: 90.9% (321^st of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 846 samples)

Rank 32190.9%

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

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 25 days ago.

442GB free

Firmware: SAFC01.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 470 475 466 464 471 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 486

Mixed 367

SusWrite 467

103% 457 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 39.6

140% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 200

196% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

199GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFC01.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 175 425 201 380 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 398

Mixed 7

SusWrite 322

68% 308 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 41.8

159% 60 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 74.2

134% 264 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

299GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFC01.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 440 135 423 159 432 MB/s

91.8% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 327

SusWrite 283

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 36.7

130% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 77.3

128% 247 MB/s

AUS-User, 28 days ago.

108GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFC01.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 75 452 44 325 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 478

Mixed 326

SusWrite 247

86% 382 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 90.7

4K Mixed 35

135% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 74

118% 229 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

73GB free

Firmware: SAFC01.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 101 100 101 101 101 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 432

Mixed 248

SusWrite 123

61% 272 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 26.6

126% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 125

DQ Mixed 143

121% 181 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1 - $394

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Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	234x
Core i7-5930KIntel $116Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	105x
Core i7-6800KIntel $90Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $449Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	41x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	40x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	40x

SSD
Neutron XT 480GBCorsair $210Bench 91%, 846 samples	1x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GBCorsair $140Bench 87%, 4,858 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	13x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $1,183

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Corsair CSSD-N480GBXT

Neutron XT 480GB

Average Bench: 90.9% (321^st of 1080)

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Neutron XT 480GB

Average Bench: 90.9% (321st of 1080)

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Average Bench: 90.9% (321^st of 1080)