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Best Bench: 236% 151GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 142% 85GB free (System drive)

Poor: 142% Great: 236%

SPEED RANK: 99^th / 1072

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Best Bench: 123% 74GB free
Worst Bench: 73% 64GB free (System drive)

Poor: 73% Great: 123%

SPEED RANK: 252^nd / 1072


Effective Speed Effective SSD Speed		199 %	Hugely faster effective speed. +97%		101 %


Read Avg. Sequential Read Speed	1753 MB/s	Hugely faster read speed. +289%	451 MB/s
Write Avg. Sequential Write Speed	1260 MB/s	Hugely faster write speed. +220%	394 MB/s
4K Read Avg. 4K Random Read Speed	43.9 MB/s	Much faster random read. +30%	33.7 MB/s
4K Write Avg. 4K Random Write Speed	141 MB/s	Much faster random write. +69%	83.4 MB/s
Mixed Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed	559 MB/s	Much faster mixed IO speed. +45%	386 MB/s
4K Mixed Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	52.9 MB/s	Faster random mixed IO. +17%	45.4 MB/s
SusWrite Avg. Sustained Write Speed	366 MB/s	+4%	352 MB/s


Read Peak Sequential Read Speed	2121 MB/s	Hugely faster peak read speed. +313%	514 MB/s
Write Peak Sequential Write Speed	1473 MB/s	Hugely faster peak write speed. +216%	466 MB/s
4K Read Peak 4K Random Read Speed	54.5 MB/s	Faster peak random read. +28%	42.6 MB/s
4K Write Peak 4K Random Write Speed	210 MB/s	Hugely faster peak random write. +81%	116 MB/s
Mixed Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed	691 MB/s	Much faster peak mixed IO speed. +54%	450 MB/s
4K Mixed Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	64.9 MB/s	Faster peak random mixed IO. +11%	58.3 MB/s
SusWrite Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average	481 MB/s	Slightly faster peak sustained write speed. +5%	458 MB/s

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.09 %		0.16 %	Much higher market share. +78%
Value Value For Money	46.8 %	Hugely better value. +80%	26 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	56 %		61 %	Slightly more popular. +9%
Price Price (score)	$45		$40	Cheaper. +11%


Age Newest	88+ Months		76 Months	More recent. +14%
DQ Read Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed	1230 MB/s	Hugely faster peak deep queue read. +220%	384 MB/s
DQ Write Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed	1260 MB/s	Hugely faster peak deep queue write. +251%	359 MB/s
AS-SSD Total AS-SSD Total Score	3,857 Pts	Hugely stronger server IO. +207%	1,258 Pts
DQ Mixed Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	929 MB/s	Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO. +234%	278 MB/s
ADQ Read Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed	1025 MB/s	Hugely faster deep queue read. +212%	329 MB/s
ADQ Write Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed	921 MB/s	Hugely faster deep queue write. +213%	294 MB/s
ADQ Mixed Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	687 MB/s	Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO. +214%	219 MB/s


Capacity Capacity			250GB			250GB

The 960 Evo SSD is one of Samsung’s premier NVMe SSDs, along with their current flagship, the 960 Pro. The Evo variant is available in a variety of capacities including 250, 500 and 1000 GB, each with a commensurate price tag, whilst the 960 Pro is available in 512, 1024 and 2048 GB capacities. The 960 Evo has lower write endurance compared to the 960 Pro due to its TLC (3-bit) V-NAND flash memory (the 960 Pro consists of MLC (2-bit) V-NAND). As a result, Samsung only guarantee 200 terabytes written on the 512 GB 960 Evo, compared to double that on the 960 Pro, however, this volume of data is very unlikely to affect consumers. The 250 GB 960 Evo has a 13 GB SLC cache which boosts initial write speed to roughly match the 960 Pro but writes exceeding 13 GB drop in speed by over 50%. Overall, the 960 Pro offers more consistent write performance than the 960 Evo, however, this will only impact workloads that exceed the 13 GB. ^{[Nov '17 SSDrivePro]}

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The MX500 is Crucial’s current flagship consumer SATA SSD featuring their latest second generation 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. It’s available in 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacities in a 2.5-inch form factor. All but the 2 TB version will also be available in M.2 (2280) form in the future. The MX500 features a Silicon Motion SM2258 controller which is a change from the Marvell 88SS1074 controller featured in the MX300 (it’s nearly two year old predecessor). Performance is around 30% better than on the MX300 which currently retails at the same price. The MX500 has an SLC cache which increases with drive capacity. Consequently, the larger capacities are better able to sustain high sequential write speeds. The 250 GB version has 250MB of SLC cache, the 500 GB has 512 MB, the 1 TB has 1 GB and the 2 TB has 2 GB. Extended sustained write performance tests show that even though speed does drop off after the cache has been exhausted, it is still maintained at very respectable levels. The MX500’s five year warranty is in line with Samsung’s 850 Evo and exceeds it in terms of endurance (just 75 TBW for the 250 GB 850 Evo versus 100 TBW for the 250 GB MX500). It doesn’t quite match up to the Samsung’s 850 Evo’s performance (effective speed 8% slower), however at current prices it is about 20% cheaper, and on balance offers better value for money. ^{[Mar '18 SSDrivePro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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