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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

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Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
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42,930 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% 139GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 59% 134GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 376th / 1072
105,037 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 125GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 296GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 393rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		86.6 % +1% 85.8 %
Average Score 
+4%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		475 MB/s Faster read speed.
+20% 		397 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		349 MB/s 404 MB/s Faster write speed.
+16%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.2 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+8% 		24.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		76.9 MB/s 86.5 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		284 MB/s 345 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+21%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		35.8 MB/s +2% 35.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		278 MB/s 290 MB/s +4%
Peak Score 
+2%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+18% 		436 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		370 MB/s 482 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+30%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		30.3 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+7% 		28.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		110 MB/s 117 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		338 MB/s 389 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+15%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		44.1 MB/s +4% 42.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		364 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+9% 		335 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+56%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+167%
Value
Value For Money 		8.67 % 14.3 % Much better value.
+65%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$141 Slightly cheaper.
+6% 		$150
Nice To Haves 
+24%
Age
Newest 		111 Months 94 Months More recent.
+15%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		281 MB/s 351 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+25%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		324 MB/s 327 MB/s +1%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1023 Pts 1,143 Pts Stronger server IO.
+12%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		198 MB/s 330 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+67%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		259 MB/s 301 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+16%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		274 MB/s +1% 272 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		173 MB/s 274 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+58%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		250GB 525GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 86.6%
Average Bench 85.8%
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The 250GB Crucial BX100 SSD is the value orientated variant of Crucial's M range of SSDs. The BX100 uses the same NAND as its premium MX200 sibling but the BX100 uses a Silicon Motion controller as opposed to the Marvel controller found in the MX range. Feature wise the BX100 is missing SLC caching and there is no hardware encryption (so security frameworks such as windows Bitlocker will operate less efficiently). In terms of I/O performance the BX100 looks promising. Comparing the BX100 and MX100 shows that the newer BX100 may be faster than its predecessor but as yet there are insufficient user benchmarks to draw any definitive conclusions. The BX100 has only just started hitting the shelves so there's plenty of room for price reductions from its already reasonable price tag. I will revisit this review when I have more performance data for the BX100. [Jan '15 SSDrivePro]

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