CrucialCT500MX200SSD1
OCZVTX4-25SAT3-256G

Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Controller: Indilinx Everest 2 IDX400M00-BC. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 29,842 user samples
17,487 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% 466GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 101GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 446th / 1079
12,355 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 26GB free
Poor: 68% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 322nd / 1079
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
83.1 % 90.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
393 MB/s +5% 375 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
355 MB/s 392 MB/s Faster write speed.
+10%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
25.9 MB/s 27.4 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+6%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
80.9 MB/s 90.8 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
273 MB/s +3% 266 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
34.9 MB/s +1% 34.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
309 MB/s 363 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+17%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
434 MB/s 456 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+5%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
468 MB/s +2% 460 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
30.3 MB/s 33.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+11%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
119 MB/s 132 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+11%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
331 MB/s +5% 316 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
43.1 MB/s +4% 41.4 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
462 MB/s +3% 448 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 76,171,511 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
19.5 % Hugely better value.
+362%
4.23 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$90 Much cheaper.
+78%
$400
Age
Newest
113 Months More recent.
+23%
146 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
299 MB/s 345 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+15%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
360 MB/s +1% 357 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,102 Pts 1,188 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+8%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
161 MB/s 336 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+109%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
185 MB/s 302 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+63%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
240 MB/s 277 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+15%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
134 MB/s 278 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+107%
Capacity
Capacity
500GB 256GB
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