Corsair neutron xti review (full review)

Corsair is one of the largest manufacturers of PC cases, RAM, SSD drives and compact liquid coolers, today we bring you the review of its new flagship in SSD: Corsair Neutron XTi. Which we will find from 240 GB to 960 GB with SATA III interface and that come to renew the normal Neutron XT series.

Want to learn more about the Corsair Neutron XTi? Don't miss our review!

We thank Corsair Spain for trusting the product for its analysis.

Corsair Neutron XTi technical specifications

Corsair Neutron XTi: unboxing and design

Corsair makes a stylish presentation of the 480GB Corsair Neutron XTi SSD in a compact cardboard box and internal blister pack that will cushion any bumps while traveling home. On the cover they illustrate us with an image of the disc, where they also indicate its capacity and the read / write rates.

Once we open the bundle we find:

480 GB Corsair Neutron XTi SSD disk Warranty flyer Adhesive frame to attach to our tower

The Corsair Neutron XTi has a very sporty design, using black and aggressive red as base colors. Its format is 2.5 inches and incorporates SATA III 6 Gbps connectivity. On the front we have in large letters the model and the SSD series in question. While in the rear area we have all the technical characteristics, serial number and its 5-year warranty.

But… Internally, what does it have? Well, among its technical specifications we find a quad-core controller: Pishon PS3110-S10X and 8 Toshiba MLC 15nm memory chips that make a total of 480 GB. It also incorporates a NANYA NT5CC256M116DP-DI DDR3 cache controller that runs at 1600 MHz.

The 480 GB Corsair Neutron XTi achieves a reading of 560 MB / s and a writing of 540 MB / s. About 4KB Random reading we have 100K IOPS and one in writing of 90K IOPS that we can classify as outstanding. Its consumption ranges from two to three W.

Finally we would like to tell you about its dimensions of 69.94 x 100 x 6.90 mm and a really light weight. Undoubtedly one of the most compact and highest quality SSDs we have had in our hands. Now is the time to talk to you about your Performance! Here we go.

Test and Performance Team (Benchmark)

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel i7-6700K
Base plate:	Asus Maximus VIII Formula
Memory:	32GB DDR4 Kingston Savage
Heatsink	Stock.
HDD	Corsair Neutron XTi 480 GB.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1080 8GB.
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

For testing we will use the native controller of the Z170 chipset on a high performance board: Asus Maximus VIII Formula. Our tests will be performed with the following performance software.

Crystal Disk Mark. AS SSD Benchmark 1.9.5986.35387. ATTO Disk Benchmark 5.1.2.

Final words and conclusion about Corsair Neutron XTi

The Corsair Neutron XTi is a high-end SSD with a quad-core controller, Toshiba-signed 15 NM MLC memories and a controller caching. Its design is quite aggressive and being built in metal, the chips benefit from greater cooling.

After checking in our test bench with a last generation platform the results have been as promised: 556 MB / s of reading and 542 MB / s of reading. Its 4K reading is 100K IOPS and one is writing 90K IOPS. An incredible performance!

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Its availability is imminent and it is expected to occupy the prices of the Neutron XTi generation. That is, the 240 GB disk will have a price of 120 euros, the 480 GB one will come to a price of 190 euros and the most expensive (960GB) over 400 euros. Are you wanting to taste one? ?

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ QUALITY OF ITS COMPONENTS.	- NONE AT THE MOMENT.
+ 7 MM DESIGN.
+ READING / WRITING RATES.
+ 5 YEARS WARRANTY.