Corsair-Neutron-GTX-240GB-SSD (Review+Benchmarks)
Corsair Neutron GTX Basics:
The Nuetron Series of SSDs are the first LAMD powered consumer SSDs released into the wild. LAMD (Link_A_Media) is a newcomer to the consumer space with a long history in enterprise storage controllers. Corsair has secured a period of exclusivity with its new LAMD "Amber" LM87800 controllers. This gives Corsair what is purportedly one of the highest performing SSDs on the market without other manufacturers being able to sell other versions of the same product.
Today we are going to take a look at the Corsair Neutron Series GTX, the performance variant of this series. Paired with Toggle (Toshiba/Samsung) NAND this SSD is designed with the top speed attainable in mind.
We started out by evaluating the standard Neutron Series version with synchronous IMFT (Intel/Micron) NAND, and to be honest this value-oriented SSD managed quite the impressive showing. Reasonably priced and one of the fastest SSDs that we have tested in steady state conditions, the "budget" version is surprisingly strong with the synchronous IMFT NAND.
The LAMD team brings enterprise storage experience to the consumer arena with a new feature termed "eBoost." We will delve further into a few of the techniques on the following page, as protecting the users valuable data should be first and foremost on manufacturers’ minds.
The standard version Neutron Series SSD has set the bar high for the GTX version so we set out to see if the premium pricing for the GTX is justified by the steady state performance gains.
BenchMarks
Conclusion:
The Neutron GTX is one of the best available SSDs in the Market today.
The Performance Pro from Corsair has rested atop the charts here at [H]
for a time, but it is safe to say that it has been dethroned by
Corsair’s own Neutron GTX SSD.
Many of the characteristics that the Neutron Series exhibits are
hallmarks of enterprise class SSDs. The GTX performs admirably in all of
the testing with superb read and write latency, and the lowest recorded
max latency that we have encountered in our testing. Latency is the
primary factor behind the feeling of snappiness during use.
