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Crucial CT128MX100SSD1

MX100 128GB

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

Average Bench: 75.9% (558th of 1072)

Based on 9,892 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT128MX1, Crucial_ CT128MX100SS, Crucial_ CT128MX100SSD1, Crucial_CT128MX100SSD1

The Crucial 128GB MX100 has the smallest capacity and is the slowest of the MX100 range. Comparing the 128GB and 256GB MX100s shows that the 256GB version has a 75% faster write speed. Within the MX100 range write speeds scale linearly with capacity, as a consequence, the 128GB version struggles to compete with similarly priced drives from other manufacturers. On the other hand, the 512GB version and to a lesser extent the 256GB version offer far better value for money. Overall the MX100 has an effective speed which is amongst the top 30% of 128GB drives so its not bad by any means but there are however both cheaper and faster alternatives available in the now extremely competitive 128GB SSD category. [Oct '14 SSDrivePro]

Poor: 56%Average: 75.9% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Crucial MX100 128GB averaged 24.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX100 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 151MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX100 128GB is 33.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial MX100 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 179MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,892 samples)
Rank 55875.9%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 431 473
161 Write 179 187
193 Mixed 217 233
65.2 SusWrite 139 184
53.4% 242 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.9 4K Read 26.6 30.5
42.5 4K Write 87.1 121
24.7 4K Mixed 35 41.7
131% 49.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
204 DQ Read 286 316
84.4 DQ Write 159 186
104 DQ Mixed 151 170
131% 199 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
38GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 178 177 172 165 MB/s
80.6% Excellent
Read 466
Write 186
Mixed 233
SusWrite 175
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 35.8
131% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 166
145% 220 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,656,073 SSDs tested

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Typical MX100 128GB Builds (Compare 3,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,104x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples805x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples470x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples535x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples299x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples258x
SSD
MX100 128GBCrucial  $74Bench 76%, 9,892 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples165x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples71x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $722

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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