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AdataASP900S3-128GM-C
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q4 2017.

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▲ 511,619 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Flash: Intel Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2012.

Effective Speed 
+47%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 79,997 user samples
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Best Bench: 123% 74GB free
Worst Bench: 73% 64GB free (System drive)
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 252nd / 1072
2,820 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% 50GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 13GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 689th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		101 % Much faster effective speed.
+47% 		68.6 %
Average Score 
+77%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		451 MB/s Faster read speed.
+19% 		380 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		394 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+170% 		146 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		33.7 MB/s Faster random read.
+23% 		27.5 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		83.4 MB/s +2% 81.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		386 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+103% 		190 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		45.4 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+35% 		33.6 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		352 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+191% 		121 MB/s
Peak Score 
+84%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+20% 		428 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		466 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+177% 		168 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		42.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+33% 		32 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s 116 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		450 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+108% 		216 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		58.3 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+42% 		41.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		458 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+209% 		148 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+343%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.13 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,200% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		26.5 % Hugely better value.
+148% 		10.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		61 % More popular.
+20% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$39 +2% $40
Nice To Haves 
+85%
Age
Newest 		76 Months Much more recent.
+48% 		146 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		384 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+93% 		199 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		359 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+116% 		166 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,258 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+76% 		712 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		278 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+63% 		171 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		329 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+106% 		160 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		294 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+106% 		143 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		219 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+75% 		125 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		250GB 128GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 101%
Average Bench 68.6%
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The MX500 is Crucial’s current flagship consumer SATA SSD featuring their latest second generation 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. It’s available in 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacities in a 2.5-inch form factor. All but the 2 TB version will also be available in M.2 (2280) form in the future. The MX500 features a Silicon Motion SM2258 controller which is a change from the Marvell 88SS1074 controller featured in the MX300 (it’s nearly two year old predecessor). Performance is around 30% better than on the MX300 which currently retails at the same price. The MX500 has an SLC cache which increases with drive capacity. Consequently, the larger capacities are better able to sustain high sequential write speeds. The 250 GB version has 250MB of SLC cache, the 500 GB has 512 MB, the 1 TB has 1 GB and the 2 TB has 2 GB. Extended sustained write performance tests show that even though speed does drop off after the cache has been exhausted, it is still maintained at very respectable levels. The MX500’s five year warranty is in line with Samsung’s 850 Evo and exceeds it in terms of endurance (just 75 TBW for the 250 GB 850 Evo versus 100 TBW for the 250 GB MX500). It doesn’t quite match up to the Samsung’s 850 Evo’s performance (effective speed 8% slower), however at current prices it is about 20% cheaper, and on balance offers better value for money. [Mar '18 SSDrivePro]

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The 128GB Adata Premier Pro SP900 has peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 496/166 and 175/106 MB/s. The average speeds are significantly worse than peak which indicates that the SP900 has an unstable performance profile. Additionally, the peak write speed of 166 MB/s is 90% below the group leaders. In terms of small file 4K read/write speeds things are a little better where the SP900 achieved peak and average scores of 23/83 and 17/29 MB/s. These 4K figures still lag the group leaders by around 40%. The Overall effective speed for the SP900 measures 340 MB/s, the worst I have seen to date on a 128GB SSD. The SP900 is not particularly well priced, and therefore represents poor value for money. There are both faster and cheaper 128GB alternatives available amongst the group leaders. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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