Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB

Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB
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Effective Speed -31%Effective Speed -31%Average Score -27%Read -31%, Write -5%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score -16%Read -5%, Write -1%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -0%, ADQ Read -41%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -37%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -8%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 75% (574^th of 1072)

Based on 577 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_CT525MX3

Poor: 54%Average: 75% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB averaged 25.0% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB is 43.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 273MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 350MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 577 samples)

Rank 57475%

Min	Avg	Max
274	Read 350	481
242	Write 386	479
210	Mixed 338	477
180	SusWrite 273	328
75.9% 337 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.2	4K Read 21.7	28
30.9	4K Write 68.5	115
15.1	4K Mixed 29.8	41.7
107% 40 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
46.1	DQ Read 231	352
47.6	DQ Write 226	326
32.6	DQ Mixed 190	330
153% 216 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 2 month ago.

422GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 454 289 250 250 249 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 279

Mixed 371

SusWrite 321

74% 327 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 89.1

4K Mixed 39

138% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 200

150% 201 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

324GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 353 322 237 236 246 MB/s

81.5% Excellent

Write 443

Mixed 298

SusWrite 295

76% 336 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 84.3

4K Mixed 34.9

121% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 322

236% 309 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 month ago.

124GB free

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 457 285 254 251 254 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 455

Mixed 364

SusWrite 327

83% 365 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 51.1

4K Mixed 29.5

98% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 293

220% 294 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

334GB free

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 237 241 244 220 243 MB/s

72.3% Very good

Write 441

Mixed 378

SusWrite 250

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 83.2

4K Mixed 27

109% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 71

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 85.8

90% 141 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 months ago.

59GB free

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 380 252 240 246 233 MB/s

72.2% Very good

Write 326

Mixed 360

SusWrite 280

70% 311 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 56.3

4K Mixed 34.5

111% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 204

153% 204 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

273GB free

Firmware: R070

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 425 299 250 249 249 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 418

Mixed 340

SusWrite 316

78% 343 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 37.6

4K Mixed 24.5

80% 27 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 244

183% 246 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

373GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R070

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 248 262 259 246 252 MB/s

55.3% Above average

Write 222

Mixed 282

SusWrite 256

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 13.5

4K Write 24.2

4K Mixed 19

58% 18.9 MB/s

DQ Read 176

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 160

126% 174 MB/s

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision T3600

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,062x
Xeon E5-1650 0Intel $230Bench 73%, 10,189 samples	446x
Xeon E5-1603 0IntelBench 60%, 3,589 samples	237x

GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	162x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	138x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples	117x

SSD
Crucial_CT525MX3 525GBBench 75%, 577 samples	1x

RAM
M393B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsung-00CEBench 85%, 1,049 samples	147x
HMT351R7CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynix-00ADBench 83%, 808 samples	130x
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples	74x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $345

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB

Average Bench: 75% (574^th of 1072)

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