Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

▲ MX100 512GB
BENCHMARKS (31,545)
MKT (0%)
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$200

Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -5%Read -12%, Write 2%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -0%Peak Score -7%Read -12%, Write -1%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment -142%User Rating -2%, Market Share -422%, Price -59%, Value -85%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -101%, DQ Write 6%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -32%, Age -8%, AS-SSD Total -28%

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (361^st of 1072)

Based on 31,545 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1, Crucial_ CT512MX100SS, Crucial_CT512MX1, Crucial_ Crucial_CT512MX1, Crucial_ CT512MX100SSD1

Poor: 61%Average: 87.6% Great: 107%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Crucial MX100 512GB averaged just 12.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX100 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 168MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX100 512GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX100 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 150MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 300MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31,545 samples)

Rank 36187.6%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 399	438
336	Write 421	470
238	Mixed 300	329
152	SusWrite 339	467
82.1% 364 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.6	4K Read 26.3	30.3
40	4K Write 86.9	120
24.4	4K Mixed 37.3	45
134% 50.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
127	DQ Read 150	171
99.2	DQ Write 288	363
110	DQ Mixed 168	182
142% 202 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

189GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 412 416 426 417 404 MB/s

98.7% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 321

SusWrite 416

93% 411 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 91.6

4K Mixed 40.6

143% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 180

160% 232 MB/s

USA-User, 35 mins ago.

421GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 398 415 437 442 451 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 290

SusWrite 388

84% 371 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 37.1

128% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 180

158% 229 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

156GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 252 199 226 214 199 MB/s

78.9% Very good

Write 457

Mixed 308

SusWrite 248

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 35.1

119% 42.1 MB/s

DQ Read 150

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 181

156% 223 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 days ago.

211GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 249 229 257 235 246 MB/s

57.4% Above average

Write 296

Mixed 211

SusWrite 250

64% 284 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 37.3

4K Mixed 22.9

78% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 77.4

DQ Write 47.1

DQ Mixed 58.3

44% 60.9 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	206x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $748

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (361^st of 1072)

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MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (361st of 1072)

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