Crucial CT480BX300SSD1

BX300 480GB

▲ BX300 480GB
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Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +8% Read 8%, Write 5%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score +4% Read 5%, Write 1%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -6%, Market Share -∞%, Price 86%, Value 32%Nice To Haves +15% DQ Read 13%, DQ Write 7%, DQ Mixed 16%, ADQ Read 15%, ADQ Write 7%, ADQ Mixed 19%, Age 37%, AS-SSD Total 8%

Average Bench: 102% (246^th of 1072)

Based on 2,932 user benchmarks. Model: CT480BX300SSD1

Poor: 75%Average: 102% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial BX300 480GB averaged 2.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial BX300 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX300 480GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX300 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 401MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,932 samples)

Rank 246102%

Min	Avg	Max
381	Read 481	516
263	Write 431	483
254	Mixed 386	432
229	SusWrite 401	484
95.6% 425 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.5	4K Read 28.3	33.1
42.7	4K Write 86.7	122
27.1	4K Mixed 41.7	50.5
142% 52.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
217	DQ Read 345	390
120	DQ Write 294	367
134	DQ Mixed 263	311
212% 300 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

205GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M2CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 401 417 438 448 453 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 412

SusWrite 422

100% 445 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 42.4

141% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 298

241% 340 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,231x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,819x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
BX300 480GBCrucial $70Bench 102%, 2,932 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $559

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT480BX300SSD1

BX300 480GB

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BX300 480GB

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