CrucialCT512MX100SSD1
$200
CorsairCSSD-N240GBXT
$170
 $200 

Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2014.

 $170 

Controller: Phison PS3110-S10. NAND Flash: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date: Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 33,011 user samples
31,545 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% 460GB free
Worst Bench: 61% 54GB free
Poor: 61% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 361st / 1072
1,466 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 115% 223GB free
Worst Bench: 59% 50GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 115%
SPEED RANK: 315th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
87.6 % 90.7 % +4%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
399 MB/s 443 MB/s Faster read speed.
+11%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
421 MB/s Faster write speed.
+13%
372 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26.3 MB/s 28.6 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+9%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
86.9 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7%
81.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
300 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+5%
285 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
37.3 MB/s +4% 35.8 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
339 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+8%
315 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
438 MB/s 514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+17%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
470 MB/s 494 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+5%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
30.3 MB/s 36.3 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+20%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
120 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
113 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
329 MB/s 338 MB/s +3%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
45 MB/s 45.6 MB/s +1%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
467 MB/s 478 MB/s +2%
Market Share
Based on 75,713,771 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
11.5 % Much better value.
+51%
7.64 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score)
$200 $170 Cheaper.
+15%
Age
Newest
118 Months 112 Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
171 MB/s 385 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+125%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
363 MB/s 374 MB/s +3%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
914 Pts 1,263 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+38%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
182 MB/s 188 MB/s +3%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
150 MB/s 310 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+107%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
288 MB/s +2% 281 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
168 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+75%
96 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
512GB 240GB
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