OCZTRN150-25SAT3-240G
CrucialCT250BX100SSD1

Controller: Toshiba TC58. Flash NAND: Toshiba 15nm TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 58,590 user samples
15,660 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% 29GB free
Worst Bench: 47% 39GB free (System drive)
Poor: 47% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 502nd / 1072
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
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
78.9 % 86.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
464 MB/s 475 MB/s +2%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
437 MB/s Faster write speed.
+25%
349 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26.2 MB/s 26.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
74.6 MB/s 76.9 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
357 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+26%
284 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
33.3 MB/s 35.8 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+8%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
156 MB/s 278 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+78%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
515 MB/s +0% 514 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
493 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+33%
370 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
31.8 MB/s +5% 30.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
106 MB/s 110 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
402 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+19%
338 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
41.3 MB/s 44.1 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+7%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
197 MB/s 364 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+85%
Market Share
Based on 75,697,763 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.03 % Much higher market share.
+50%
Value
Value For Money
5.97 % 8.67 % Much better value.
+45%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 54 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$196 $141 Cheaper.
+28%
Age
Newest
96 Months More recent.
+14%
111 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
356 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+27%
281 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
369 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+14%
324 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,198 Pts Stronger server IO.
+17%
1023 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
195 MB/s 198 MB/s +2%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
319 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+23%
259 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
286 MB/s +4% 274 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
167 MB/s 173 MB/s +4%
Capacity
Capacity
240GB 250GB
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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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