Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD Review

These tests are very simple tests, but very important to some users of SSD drives.

We simply started an application or game, and measured the time taken for the application or game to fully load and start.

Application loading times

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Adobe Fireworks CS3

These types of tests are becoming pretty pointless, as there is so little difference in tangible performance between the modern SSDs.

Corel PaintShop Pro 12

Again, I doubt anyone could tell difference from the fastest to the slowest modern SATA 6Gbps SSD, as they are all very close, but for posterity the Corsair Neutron GTX is marginally the fastest.

Games loading times

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FAR CRY 2

The OCZ Vertex 4 is marginally the fastest, with the Neutron GTX finishing in second place in this test.

F.E.A.R. 2

This time the Neutron GTX is marginally the fastest SSD when loading this game.

Summary

By now it’s is becoming very clear that the Corsair Neutron GTX has excellent performance, and is slogging it out with the OCZ Vertex 4 for the performance crown.

Now let’s round off this article with the MyCE Reality Suite tests on the next page…..

 

• Real world tests
• MyCE Reality Suite