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CrucialCT240M500SSD1
KingstonSH103S3/120G
▲ 547,995 ▼

Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2013.

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▲ 532,617 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 77,845 user samples
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Best Bench: 91% 121GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 90GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 545th / 1074
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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 595th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		76.6 % +3% 74.1 %
Average Score 
+8%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		413 MB/s Faster read speed.
+13% 		366 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		256 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+33% 		192 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		22.9 MB/s 30.2 MB/s Much faster random read.
+32%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		81.1 MB/s +1% 80.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		291 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+27% 		229 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		31.9 MB/s 38.1 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+19%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		194 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+37% 		142 MB/s
Peak Score 
+6%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		442 MB/s +1% 438 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		276 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+23% 		225 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		26.5 MB/s 37.4 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+41%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s +5% 111 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		310 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+18% 		262 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.4 MB/s 48.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+25%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		272 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+60% 		170 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+33%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		11.5 % Hugely better value.
+108% 		5.52 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +2% 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$79 Cheaper.
+21% 		$100
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		135 Months Slightly more recent.
+8% 		146 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		328 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+32% 		248 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		264 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+22% 		216 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,011 Pts Stronger server IO.
+19% 		851 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		188 MB/s 202 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+7%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		296 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+46% 		203 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		238 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+36% 		175 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		166 MB/s +3% 161 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 76.6%
Average Bench 74.1%
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We had high expectations for the Crucial M500. Crucial have a long history of producing outstanding Solid State drives. Both the RealSSD 300 and the M4, three and two years old, were almost legendary in terms of reliability and performance. The M500 falls far short of our expectations. The drive is relatively cheap and as such we were expecting to compromise on performance but the M500 just falls too far short. With a Real World Performance of 377.5 MBps which is in the bottom 40% and an AS-SSD score of 901 points (50th percentile) the M500 demonstrates relatively weak real world and average server performance. The M500 is competing with the Sandisk Ultra which manages to squeeze out significantly more performance despite sitting in the same price bracket. [Jun '13 SSDrivePro]

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The 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K is nearly two years old, several generations of SSD have passed since its original release. Better 120GB SSDs have more NAND modules than the old HyperX and are able to write faster than the peak 234 Mb/s achieved by the HyperX 3K. The HyperX 3K also has a Sandforce 2281 controller which is unable to write compressed data as well as its more recent competition. All that said the HyperX still has an effective speed of 367 MBps which is respectable and far faster than even the best mechanical drive. With peak 4K read/write speeds of 33/110 MB/s the HyperX 3K also has competent small file performance. To summarize as a current value proposition the HyperX 3K struggles, simply because the likes of Samsung and OCZ have innovated and moved forward in the two years since the HyperX 3K was released. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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