CT250MX500SSD4 250GB

CT250MX500SSD4 250GB
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +4% Read 4%, Write -2%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 19%Peak Score +1% Read 2%, Write -5%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment -846%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,678%Nice To Haves +0%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -0%, DQ Mixed -20%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total 1%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

Based on 16,301 user benchmarks. Model: CT250MX500SSD4

Poor: 74%Average: 102% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT250MX500SSD4 250GB averaged 2.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT250MX500SSD4 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 237MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT250MX500SSD4 250GB is 47.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT250MX500SSD4 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 354MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 392MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,301 samples)

Rank 245102%

Min	Avg	Max
379	Read 474	516
250	Write 396	462
259	Mixed 392	450
192	SusWrite 354	453
90.8% 404 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	4K Read 33.5	41.5
43.6	4K Write 85	114
28.9	4K Mixed 46	58
155% 54.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 315	385
169	DQ Write 287	358
131	DQ Mixed 237	277
195% 280 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BHR-User, 5 days ago.

200GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 466 469 469 288 207 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 452

SusWrite 394

103% 458 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 58.6

202% 72.3 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 276

230% 333 MB/s

PHL-User, 4 days ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 380 362 457 458 459 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 449

SusWrite 428

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 88.5

4K Mixed 50.4

169% 59 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 274

229% 330 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 days ago.

71GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 415 413 446 421 436 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 439

Mixed 423

SusWrite 424

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 68

4K Mixed 46.9

140% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 356

DQ Mixed 275

232% 337 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 429 441 446 221 209 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 451

Mixed 453

SusWrite 353

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 83.9

4K Mixed 49.3

162% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 246

192% 264 MB/s

ITA-User, 22 mins ago.

16GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 428 341 207 185 217 MB/s

71.6% Very good

Write 238

Mixed 272

SusWrite 295

58% 253 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 37.4

4K Mixed 38.9

108% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 236

178% 238 MB/s

POL-User, 3 days ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR020

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 141 115 99 120 96 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 261

Mixed 274

SusWrite 120

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 31.7

4K Mixed 27.5

95% 29.1 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 52.2

DQ Mixed 107

89% 134 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,949x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

SSD
CT250MX500SSD4 250GBBench 102%, 16,301 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $598

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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

CT250MX500SSD4 250GB

Average Bench: 102% (245th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)