CrucialCT128MX100SSD1
$74
SanDiskSDSSDHII-240G-G25
 $74 

Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2014.

Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Memory: SanDisk 19nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 63,823 user samples
9,892 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% 42GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 119GB free
Poor: 56% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 558th / 1072
53,931 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% 220GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 120GB free
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 452nd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
75.9 % 82.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
431 MB/s 446 MB/s +3%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
179 MB/s 367 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+105%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26.6 MB/s 29.8 MB/s Faster random read.
+12%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
87.1 MB/s Faster random write.
+13%
77.3 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
217 MB/s 255 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+18%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
35 MB/s 36.4 MB/s +4%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
139 MB/s 179 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+29%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
473 MB/s 504 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+7%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
187 MB/s 477 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+155%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
30.5 MB/s 39.1 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+28%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
121 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+8%
112 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
233 MB/s 352 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+51%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
41.7 MB/s 50 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+20%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
184 MB/s 254 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+38%
Market Share
Based on 75,714,230 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.03 % Much higher market share.
+50%
Value
Value For Money
7.44 % 20.5 % Hugely better value.
+176%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 54 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$74 $40 Much cheaper.
+46%
Age
Newest
118 Months 115 Months +3%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
316 MB/s 390 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+23%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
186 MB/s 310 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+67%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
917 Pts 1,207 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+32%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
170 MB/s 254 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+49%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
286 MB/s 325 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+14%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
159 MB/s 244 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+53%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
151 MB/s 202 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+34%
Capacity
Capacity
128GB 240GB
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The Crucial 128GB MX100 has the smallest capacity and is the slowest of the MX100 range. Comparing the 128GB and 256GB MX100s shows that the 256GB version has a 75% faster write speed. Within the MX100 range write speeds scale linearly with capacity, as a consequence, the 128GB version struggles to compete with similarly priced drives from other manufacturers. On the other hand, the 512GB version and to a lesser extent the 256GB version offer far better value for money. Overall the MX100 has an effective speed which is amongst the top 30% of 128GB drives so its not bad by any means but there are however both cheaper and faster alternatives available in the now extremely competitive 128GB SSD category. [Oct '14 SSDrivePro]

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The Sandisk Ultra II sits above Sandisk's Ultra Plus and below their Extreme Pro. The Ultra Plus would probably have been phased out completely were it not for its continued success within budget space. The Ultra II is the first Sandisk drive to utilize cheaper (and slower) TLC NAND. Similarly to the Extreme Pro, the Ultra II utilizes an nCache which operates a portion of the NAND in simulated SLC mode. This strategy also matches the one employed by Samsung's now 14 months old Evo. Comparing the Ultra II and Evo shows broad performance equivalence which given the Ultra II's 15% price discount makes it the better choice today. That said it's probably worth waiting for the release of the 850 Evo which will pack another 14 months of Samsung's market leading R&D and will probably steal the show. [Sep '14 SSDrivePro]

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