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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 89.4% (338th of 1072)

Based on 930 user benchmarks.  Model: CT250MX5 00SSD1
Poor: 59%Average: 89.4% Great: 117%

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Very good average bench

The Ct250mx5 0 250GB averaged just 10.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ct250mx5 0 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 179MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ct250mx5 0 250GB is 57.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ct250mx5 0 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 322MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 350MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 930 samples)
Rank 33889.4%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 418 510
209 Write 350 453
246 Mixed 360 454
168 SusWrite 322 434
81.5% 363 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 4K Read 31.7 41.1
31.2 4K Write 70 111
23.2 4K Mixed 41.6 56.7
138% 47.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
95.5 DQ Read 231 379
87.1 DQ Write 208 344
62.8 DQ Mixed 179 274
145% 206 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 429 427 437 433 438 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 434
Mixed 440
SusWrite 426
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 52
173% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 186
145% 200 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 415 378 433 425 425 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 433
Mixed 443
SusWrite 417
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 51.4
171% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 185
144% 199 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 231 299 293 356 363 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 298
Write 261
Mixed 249
SusWrite 286
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 23.7
74% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 91.7
82% 126 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 188 202 210 212 211 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 322
Write 214
Mixed 214
SusWrite 204
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 25.5
82% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 88.1
DQ Write 93
DQ Mixed 85.3
66% 88.8 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples864x
FX-6300AMD  $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples644x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples437x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples159x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples118x
SSD
0 250GBCt250mx5Bench 89%, 930 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $278

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