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AdataASX900S3-256GM-C
▲ 552,236 ▼

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

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▲ 531,260 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Flash Memory: Intel Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2012.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 74,267 user samples
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Best Bench: 95% 67GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 38GB free (System drive)
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 492nd / 1072
6,726 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 1GB free
Poor: 58% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 542nd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		79.4 % +4% 76.6 %
Average Score 
+13%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		433 MB/s Faster read speed.
+18% 		368 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		380 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+48% 		256 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24.2 MB/s 28.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+17%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		84.7 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+6% 		79.7 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		339 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+26% 		270 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		33.9 MB/s 35.2 MB/s +4%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		217 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+14% 		190 MB/s
Peak Score 
+14%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		472 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+12% 		423 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		478 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+60% 		298 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		28.2 MB/s 34.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+23%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		117 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+5% 		111 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		402 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+33% 		302 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		41.4 MB/s 43.3 MB/s +5%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		273 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+16% 		236 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+50%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		11 % Much better value.
+58% 		6.96 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % +4% 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$100 Much cheaper.
+39% 		$164
Nice To Haves 
+10%
Age
Newest 		94 Months Much more recent.
+35% 		145 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		236 MB/s 298 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+26%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		326 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+23% 		264 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		972 Pts 978 Pts +1%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		306 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+20% 		256 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		216 MB/s 245 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+13%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		257 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+17% 		219 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		245 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+26% 		194 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		275GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 79.4%
Average Bench 76.6%
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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 SX900 and SX910 are both Sandforce 2881 based SSDs from Adata. The only difference between them is their warranty period: 5 years for the SX910 vs 3 years for the SX900. Both drives utilize Intel-Micron 25Nm MLC so the differences must be at a "sub-atomic" level, or at least beyond the scope of the specs. Once again as with all Sandforce 2881 based drives performance is skewed in favour of reads over writes. With a peak sequential read of 510 MB/s and corresponding sequential write of 309 MB/s the SX series does not break any records but, like all SSDs, they do offer speeds way in excess of mechanical hard drives. Overall performance lags the SSD group leaders by around 40% and there are far faster, cheaper and newer (non-Sandforce) alternatives such as the Samsung 840 Evo or the Sandisk Ultra Plus available. [Jan '14 SSDrivePro]

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