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Neutron XT SSD 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 98.9% (259th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsai Neutron XT SSD
Poor: 84%Average: 98.9% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsai Neutron XT SSD 240GB averaged just 1.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsai Neutron XT SSD 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 106MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsai Neutron XT SSD 240GB is 26.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsai Neutron XT SSD 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 20.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 251MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 25998.9%
Min Avg Max
499 Read 519 531
329 Write 468 512
292 Mixed 477 519
251 SusWrite 251 251
96.3% 429 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.1 4K Read 33.5 39.8
58.9 4K Write 106 145
10.5 4K Mixed 15.9 48.9
128% 52 MB/s
Min Avg Max
265 DQ Read 336 382
71.2 DQ Write 287 348
10.7 DQ Mixed 20.9 64
95.1% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 318 224 231 177 251 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 503
Mixed 292
SusWrite 251
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 48.9
192% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 71.2
DQ Mixed 12.9
64% 155 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 529
Write 506
Mixed 506
115% 513 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 15.4
138% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 15.7
93% 212 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 505
Mixed 506
114% 509 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 15.6
122% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 15.6
105% 242 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 509
Write 419
Mixed 361
95% 430 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 14.8
100% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 16.4
74% 171 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
76.8% Very good
Read 516
Write 28.9
Mixed 515
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 15.8
144% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 16.3
92% 210 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,776,649 SSDs tested

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Gaming 86%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples673x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples117x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples75x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples166x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples142x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples75x
SSD
Neutron XT SSD 240GBCorsaiBench 99%, 24 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 85%, 31,641 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $705

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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