CrucialCT250MX200SSD4
IntelSSDSC2BW240H601

Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel 16nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 11,304 user samples
2,162 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 112% 122GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 77% 20GB free (System drive)
Poor: 77% Great: 112%
SPEED RANK: 274th / 1072
9,142 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% 223GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 136GB free
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 495th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
96 % Faster effective speed.
+21%
79.2 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
432 MB/s Faster read speed.
+12%
385 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
414 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+80%
230 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
27.6 MB/s 29.9 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+8%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
88.1 MB/s Faster random write.
+10%
80 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
341 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+24%
274 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
40 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+6%
37.8 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
351 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+95%
180 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
472 MB/s +4% 454 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
468 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+84%
255 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
32.9 MB/s 36.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+12%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
117 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+5%
111 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
382 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+27%
301 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
47.9 MB/s +1% 47.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
451 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+96%
230 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,713,933 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
13.4 % Hugely better value.
+127%
5.91 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score)
$90 Much cheaper.
+55%
$200
Age
Newest
109+ Months 108 Months +1%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
375 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+27%
296 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
346 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+41%
245 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,209 Pts Stronger server IO.
+26%
957 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
258 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+47%
176 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
324 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+19%
273 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
303 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+43%
212 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
226 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+43%
158 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
250GB 240GB
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The Intel 535 SSD was quietly released in April 2015, very few review samples were distributed and the release went largely unnoticed. The 535 sports the same basic specs as its predecessor, the 530. The 20nm NAND in the 530 has been replaced with marginally slower 16nm NAND and both drives use the same five year old SandForce 2281 controller. Comparing performance between 240GB 530 and 535 shows that the two drives share the same performance profile which is severely hampered by a particularly weak incompressible write speed, something the SandForce controller is notorious for. Overall the 240GB 535 scores an effective speed of 71.5% which puts it amongst the slowest handful of new SSDs on the market. There are other drives on the market that use newer technology and represent far value for money[Aug '15 SSDrivePro]

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