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CrucialCT512MX100SSD1
$200
SamsungMZ-77E250B
▲ 53545 ▼
 $200 

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

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▲ 57214 ▼

Controller: Samsung MKX. Memory: Samsung 128 layer TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q1 2021.

Effective Speed 
+16%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 45,627 user samples
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31,545 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% 460GB free
Worst Bench: 61% 54GB free
Poor: 61% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 361st / 1072
14,082 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 128% 0GB free
Worst Bench: 67% 59GB free (System drive)
Poor: 67% Great: 128%
SPEED RANK: 251st / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		87.6 % 101 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
Average Score 
+12%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		399 MB/s 461 MB/s Faster read speed.
+16%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		421 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+7% 		395 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.3 MB/s 36.4 MB/s Much faster random read.
+38%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.9 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+6% 		81.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		300 MB/s 365 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+22%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		37.3 MB/s 45.9 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+23%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		339 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+5% 		322 MB/s
Peak Score 
+22%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		438 MB/s 514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+17%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		470 MB/s 486 MB/s +3%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		30.3 MB/s 49.1 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+62%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		120 MB/s 123 MB/s +2%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		329 MB/s 457 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+39%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		45 MB/s 66.1 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+47%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		467 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+18% 		396 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+129%
Market Share
Based on 75,664,152 SSDs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+250%
Value
Value For Money 		11.5 % 31.6 % Hugely better value.
+174%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 57 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score) 		$200 $31 Hugely cheaper.
+85%
Nice To Haves 
+68%
Age
Newest 		118 Months 38 Months Much more recent.
+68%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		171 MB/s 389 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+127%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		363 MB/s +0% 362 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		914 Pts 1291 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+41%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		182 MB/s 372 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+104%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		150 MB/s 349 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+133%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		288 MB/s 299 MB/s +4%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		168 MB/s 280 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+67%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 250GB
User Builds 
31,545
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