CrucialCT275MX300SSD1
AdataASP610SS3-256GM-C
$100

Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

 $100 

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 20nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 69,439 user samples
67,541 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% 67GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 38GB free (System drive)
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 492nd / 1072
1,898 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% 169GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 56% 44GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 457th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
79.4 % 82 % +3%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
433 MB/s 473 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+9%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
380 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+34%
283 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
24.2 MB/s 25.6 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+6%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
84.7 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+10%
77.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
339 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+33%
254 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
33.9 MB/s 34.3 MB/s +1%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
217 MB/s 228 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+5%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
472 MB/s 512 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+8%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
478 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+37%
348 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
28.2 MB/s 30.6 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+9%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
117 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
110 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
402 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+31%
307 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
41.4 MB/s 42.9 MB/s +4%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
273 MB/s 310 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+14%
Market Share
Based on 75,632,784 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
11 % +2% 10.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$100 +0% $100
Age
Newest
94 Months More recent.
+20%
118 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
236 MB/s 299 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+27%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
326 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+6%
309 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
972 Pts 1,032 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+6%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
306 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+53%
200 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
216 MB/s 268 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+24%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
257 MB/s +2% 252 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
245 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+58%
155 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
275GB 256GB
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The 275GB Crucial MX300 supersedes the MX200. Unlike its predecessor, the MX300 is TLC based and therefore suffers from weak write speeds in comparison to MLC drives. The MX300 utilises a sophisticated algorithm to enable fast burst write speeds provided that there is sufficient free space on the disk but as the drive fills up write performance drops to the relatively poor levels seen on other TLC drives (similar to mechanical drives). At current prices (70 USD) the MX300 competes well with other low end drives such as the OCZ Trion, Adata SP550 and Samsung 750 EVO. As stocks build the MX300 is likely to see further price cuts, so it could become a very interesting value proposition. See the current value leaders here[Sep '16 SSDrivePro]

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The Adata Premier SP610 sports a Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller coupled with 20nm Micron flash memory, a similar combination to Crucial's recent BX100 which uses slightly slower 16nm NAND. Comparing the 256GB versions of the BX100 and SP610 shows that although the two drives are fairly evenly matched, the SP610 edges ahead in most categories (so far I have only seen only 10 samples of the SP610 so this may change with time). Although comparing the SP610 and Samsung 850 Evo highlights relatively low write speeds on the SP610 it also shows that the Adata Premier SP610 isn't far behind the market leading Evo. The SP610 has a respectable performance profile and, at current prices it's one of the best value for money SSDs available. [Mar '15 SSDrivePro]

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