Corsair Neutron GTX SSD Review (240GB): Link A Media Controller Tested
by Anand Lal Shimpi on August 20, 2012 6:00 AM EST- Posted in
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AnandTech Storage Bench 2011 - Light Workload
Our new light workload actually has more write operations than read operations. The split is as follows: 372,630 reads and 459,709 writes. The relatively close read/write ratio does better mimic a typical light workload (although even lighter workloads would be far more read centric).
The I/O breakdown is similar to the heavy workload at small IOs, however you'll notice that there are far fewer large IO transfers:
| AnandTech Storage Bench 2011 - Light Workload IO Breakdown | ||||
| IO Size | % of Total | |||
| 4KB | 27% | |||
| 16KB | 8% | |||
| 32KB | 6% | |||
| 64KB | 5% | |||
While I was getting used to a clustering of performance around 300MB/s in our light test, the Neutron GTX actually pulled out in front despite its small file IO performance issues. I suspect it's strong random IO showing impacts life in our light workload, coupled with very good sequential performance. The result is a drive that seems to perform at the top of its class regardless of workload. The vanilla Neutron is hot on the GTX's heels once again.
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qwertymac93 - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Has more to do with SATA than NAND.SlyNine - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Thats Sata 3 limits. Not NAND flash.surt - Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - link
NAND can go faster. That's why products like the fusionio go to 2Gbps or higher. 500 is just the most you can get across a single sata3 connector.B3an - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
When will the Plextor M5 Pro review be up?I've seen some other reviews popping up and it's looking very good, maybe the best SSD around, but these other reviews are not as detailed as Anandtech reviews.
Kristian Vättö - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Some odd behavior with the M5 Pro came up which has delayed the review a bit. I'll try to have it ready in the next few days, then posting it is up to Anand.B3an - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Thanks Kristian... and i hope you mention what this odd behaviour was in the review.Movieman420 - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Too soon for a review...a pre-view maybe Anand?M5P will do for now tho..;)
jwcalla - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
At this point it seems that there is little, if any, real-world difference in the latest gen drives of similar NAND.seapeople - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Agreed. Crazy how everyone and his brother now has a blazing fast SSD out there that puts the x25-g2 to shame. Just three years ago we were happy when an SSD controller came out that didn't have stuttering issues.maximumGPU - Monday, August 20, 2012 - link
Agree with some of the previous comments, we need a comparison with the latest Plextor M5 pro.Btw Is the M5 pro the first to use Marvell's new controller, or is it the vertex 4?