Crucial CT512M550SSD1

M550 512GB

M550 512GB
BENCHMARKS (5,683)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $283

Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -9%Read -9%, Write 4%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 16%Peak Score -14%Read -9%, Write -3%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment -528%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,789%, Price -206%, Value -103%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed -28%, Age -27%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 92.5% (302^nd of 1072)

Based on 5,683 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT512M550SSD1, Crucial_ CT512M550SSD, Crucial_ CT512M550SSD1

Poor: 65%Average: 92.5% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial M550 512GB averaged just 7.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M550 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M550 512GB is 45.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M550 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 295MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 343MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,683 samples)

Rank 30292.5%

Min	Avg	Max
332	Read 421	464
327	Write 422	470
242	Mixed 295	322
141	SusWrite 343	463
83.3% 370 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.2	4K Read 26.3	30.3
39.9	4K Write 86.6	120
24.1	4K Mixed 36.9	44.4
133% 49.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
164	DQ Read 320	384
91.9	DQ Write 295	362
84.2	DQ Mixed 203	232
181% 273 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 9 days ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 305 269 276 278 270 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 311

SusWrite 296

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 96.7

4K Mixed 41.3

148% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 357

DQ Mixed 229

209% 318 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 days ago.

64GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 319 305 232 231 225 MB/s

93.5% Outstanding

Write 463

Mixed 318

SusWrite 258

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 91.4

4K Mixed 40.3

142% 53.2 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 227

205% 313 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

416GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 322 421 417 445 444 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 408

Mixed 287

SusWrite 375

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 26.4

107% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 218

190% 281 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

438GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 353 358 361 419 387 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 380

Mixed 226

SusWrite 360

73% 324 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 22.5

83% 28.4 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 200

183% 278 MB/s

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Gaming 74%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $109

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	420x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	326x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	217x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	194x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	189x

SSD
M550 512GBCrucial $283Bench 92%, 5,683 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	161x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $831

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT512M550SSD1

M550 512GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (302^nd of 1072)

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M550 512GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (302nd of 1072)

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