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C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 40.7% (945th of 1072)

Based on 846 user benchmarks.  Model: C300-MTFDBAK128MAG
Poor: 26%Average: 40.7% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Crucial C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GB averaged 59.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 59.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GB is 26.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 846 samples)
Rank 94540.7%
Min Avg Max
140 Read 229 265
80.7 Write 124 135
77.7 Mixed 147 174
51.5 SusWrite 99.4 128
33.3% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 21.4 30.2
11.2 4K Write 45.2 78.5
3.74 4K Mixed 10 13.7
69.2% 25.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.5 DQ Read 146 190
47.5 DQ Write 106 125
4.11 DQ Mixed 59.9 83.7
62.8% 104 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 120 120 121 109 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 243
Write 132
Mixed 164
SusWrite 118
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 12.1
79% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 81
80% 129 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 73 107 94 109 108 MB/s
45.8% Average
Read 153
Write 76.6
Mixed 155
SusWrite 99
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 13.7
94% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 52.9
65% 117 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0308
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 108 102 122 117 124 MB/s
44.8% Average
Read 261
Write 128
Mixed 154
SusWrite 116
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 13.1
79% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 80.6
DQ Mixed 53
52% 83.5 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0308
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 102 107 110 120 106 MB/s
43% Average
Read 218
Write 115
Mixed 123
SusWrite 110
31% 141 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 8.8
72% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 85.1
83% 133 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 102 112 128 98 MB/s
40.7% Average
Read 245
Write 119
Mixed 152
SusWrite 100
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 2.8
66% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 50.4
65% 119 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0308
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 81 66 62 64 64 MB/s
40.7% Average
Read 214
Write 134
Mixed 156
SusWrite 72
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 12
72% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 84.2
82% 132 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 103 96 119 121 116 MB/s
37.9% Below average
Read 226
Write 132
Mixed 161
SusWrite 112
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 12.8
66% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 29.9
DQ Write 76.6
DQ Mixed 14.4
22% 40.3 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 47 35 60 78 85 MB/s
34.5% Below average
Read 172
Write 62.8
Mixed 123
SusWrite 62
23% 105 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 10.9
62% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 85.4
74% 114 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 56 56 55 54 54 MB/s
33.4% Below average
Read 198
Write 121
Mixed 148
SusWrite 56
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 11.5
69% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 16.8
DQ Write 67.7
DQ Mixed 14.2
19% 32.9 MB/s
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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,019x
Core i7-2600Intel  $201Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,564x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples930x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,138x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,039x
SSD
C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GBCrucialBench 41%, 846 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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