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Crucial CT1050MX300SSD1

MX300 1TB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 91.4% (311th of 1072)

Based on 21,936 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1, Crucial_ CT1050MX300S
Poor: 68%Average: 91.4% Great: 105%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX300 1TB averaged just 8.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX300 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX300 1TB is 37.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX300 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 346MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 396MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21,936 samples)
Rank 31191.4%
Min Avg Max
330 Read 396 428
316 Write 420 478
243 Mixed 346 388
264 SusWrite 377 457
86.8% 385 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 24.2 28
42.7 4K Write 86 119
23 4K Mixed 35.8 43.1
128% 48.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
208 DQ Read 319 367
86.1 DQ Write 267 327
90.8 DQ Mixed 285 347
216% 290 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
438GB free
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 461 404 370 368 365 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 374
Write 359
Mixed 250
SusWrite 405
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 25.6
101% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 329
233% 294 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 324 328 322 330 302 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 391
Write 441
Mixed 369
SusWrite 329
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 30.6
99% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 223
167% 222 MB/s
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 291 266 247 261 235 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 337
Write 330
Mixed 298
SusWrite 262
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 14
52% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 163
132% 189 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $260 @ launch in Jun '16
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Typical MX300 1TB Builds (Compare 13,928 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,634x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,677x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,045x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,384x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,251x
SSD
MX300 1TBCrucial  $100Bench 91%, 21,936 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples568x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $750

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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